Keyword

//ˈkiː.wɜːd//

Synonyms for "keyword" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

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8 relation types

Translations

80 translations across 38 languages.

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Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • açar söz noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • açar söz noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • ключаво́е сло́ва noun (word used as a key to a code)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • клю́чова ду́ма noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • ключ noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • ключова дума noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 關鍵字 /关键字 noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • 關鍵詞 /关键词 noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • 關鍵詞 /关键词 noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Czech

1 entries
  • klíčové slovo noun (word used as a key to a code)

Danish

3 entries
  • nøgleord noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • opslagsord noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)
  • stikord noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Dutch

2 entries
  • sleutelwoord noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • sleutelwoord noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)

Finnish

2 entries
  • avainsana noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • hakusana noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

French

1 entries
  • mot-clé noun (word used as a key to a code)

German

4 entries
  • Passwort noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • Schlüsselwort noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • Schlüsselwort noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)
  • Stichwort noun (word used as a key to a code)

Greek

4 entries
  • κλειδολέξη noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • λέξη κλειδί noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • λέξη κλειδί noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)
  • λέξη-κλειδί noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מִלַּת מַפְתֵּחַ noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • מִלַּת מַפְתֵּחַ noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • kulcsszó noun (word used as a key to a code)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • markorð noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • stikkorð noun (word used as a key to a code)

Ido

1 entries
  • klefovorto noun (word used as a key to a code)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • kata kunci noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)
  • kata kunci noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)
  • kata kunci noun ((linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.)
  • kata sandi noun (word used as a key to a code)

Italian

1 entries
  • parola chiave noun (word used as a key to a code)

Japanese

1 entries
  • キーワード noun (word used as a key to a code)

Korean

2 entries
  • 키워드 noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • 핵심어 noun (word used as a key to a code)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • клу́чен збор noun (word used as a key to a code)

Malay

1 entries
  • kata kunci noun (word used as a key to a code)

Māori

4 entries
  • kupu matua noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • kupu matua noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)
  • kupumatua noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)
  • tino kupu noun ((linguistics) Any word that occurs in a text more often than normal.)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • nøkkelord noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • nøkkelord noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • nykelord noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • nykelord noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)
  • nøkkelord noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • nøkkelord noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Persian

2 entries
  • واژۀ کلیدی noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • کلیدواژه noun (word used as a key to a code)

Polish

3 entries
  • słowo klucz noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • słowo klucz noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)
  • słowo kluczowe noun (word used as a key to a code)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • palavra-chave noun (word used as a key to a code)

Romanian

3 entries
  • cuvânt-cheie noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • cuvânt-cheie noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)
  • cuvânt-cheie noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)

Russian

2 entries
  • ключево́е сло́во noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • ключево́е сло́во noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ključna reč noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • ključna riječ noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • кључна реч noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • кључна ријеч noun (word used as a key to a code)

Slovak

1 entries
  • kľúčové slovo noun (word used as a key to a code)

Slovene

1 entries
  • ključna beseda noun (word used as a key to a code)

Spanish

2 entries
  • clave noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • palabra clave noun (word used as a key to a code)

Swahili

1 entries
  • neno la msingi noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Swedish

2 entries
  • nyckelord noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • nyckelord noun (word used in a reference work to link to other words or other information)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • susing-salita noun (word used as a key to a code)

Turkish

3 entries
  • anahtar kelime noun (word used as a key to a code)
  • anahtar söz noun (programming: A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)
  • anahtar sözcük noun (word used as a key to a code)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ключове́ сло́во noun (word used as a key to a code)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom sorted through his email messages using keyword searches.

Source: tatoeba (5267376)

You can use a keyword to help you remember complicated topics.

Source: tatoeba (6143139)

Functions in Python are created using the keyword "def".

Source: tatoeba (13569174)

Each function has an entry address which must be quoted after the USR keyword.

Source: wiktionary

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.