# Knies vs kniff

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Knies
*name · IPA [kniːs] · frequency rank #49,829*
Familienname, Nachname

### kniff
*verb · IPA [knɪf] · frequency rank #48,272*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kneifen

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