Which to use
“Knock” is a name and “known” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,624
- “Knock” frequency rank
- #40,645
- “known” frequency rank
- 83269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Knock | known |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ortsname | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs know |
Letter map: Knock vs known
Shared letters muted; letters that set Knock and known apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Knock / known
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Knock is aname and knownaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Knock is recorded at frequency rank #42,624, classified as aname, pronounced [knɔk]. known is at rank #40,645, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 83269, this pair ranks #142,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Knock vs known
Shared letters: kno. Private to "Knock": c. Private to "known": w.
"Knock" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "known" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Knock" for "known" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Knock" or "known" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Knock" and "known".
- Full dictionary entry for "Knock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "known" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Knock" and "known" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "known vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #142,790 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.