Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keyword

/ˈkiː.wɜːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: key-word
IPA: /ˈkiː.wɜːd/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any word used as the key to a code.

noun

Any word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.

noun

Any important word in a text or document, which may be linked to other words or other information, or listed in the metadata for searches to find.

noun

A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.

noun

Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.

verb

To tag with keywords, as for example to facilitate searching.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Each function has an entry address which must be quoted after the USR keyword."
"Since C++11, the auto keyword is used to tell the compiler to deduce the actual type of a variable that is being declared from its initializer."
"Besides being able to search the photography collections, of which 3,000 images have been scanned in so far, the feature is meant to provide a more subjective and spontaneous way for visitors to view the art: browsing images, looking at them sequentially and keywording, or tagging, them for themselves and other viewers."

Etymology

From key + word.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkiː.wɜːd/
British English: /ˈkiː.wɜːd/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

keywords (plural) key word (alternative) key-word (alternative) keywords (present, singular) keywording (participle, present) keyworded (participle, past) keyworded (past)

Derived Forms

keywordless unkeyworded

Phrases

keyword-driven testing keyword stuffing index term

Frequently Paired Words

index term descriptor keyphrase collocation statistically improbable phrase

Synonyms

password passcode operative word workword

Rhymes With

third heard word bird referred occurred preferred assured absurd herd cured insured

Questions

How do you pronounce keyword?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkiː.wɜːd/.
What does keyword mean?: Any word used as the key to a code.
Where does keyword come from?: From key + word.

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