# Knock vs knows

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Knock
*name · IPA [knɔk] · frequency rank #42,624*
Ortsname

### 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/knock-vs-knows