# Knaus vs knows

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Knaus
*name · IPA [ˈknaʊ̯s] · frequency rank #46,778*
deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

### knows
*verb · IPA [nəʊz] · frequency rank #42,625*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs know

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knaus-vs-knows