# Knies

> German word · Proper noun · IPA [kniːs] · frequency rank #49,829

## Definitions
1. Familienname, Nachname

## Easily confused with
- **Kris** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-kris)
- **Krieg** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-krieg)
- **kniet** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-kniet)
- **knows** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-knows)
- **kniff** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-kniff)
- **Königs** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-konigs)
- **Kriegs** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-kriegs)
- **Knirps** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knies-vs-knirps)
- **Kiel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kiel-vs-knies)
- **Knie** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knie-vs-knies)
- **kids** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kids-vs-knies)
- **Kiew** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kiew-vs-knies)
- **kiss** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kiss-vs-knies)
- **Kies** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kies-vs-knies)
- **Kiez** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kiez-vs-knies)
- **Kits** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kits-vs-knies)
- **keins** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/keins-vs-knies)
- **Knien** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knien-vs-knies)
- **Knick** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knick-vs-knies)
- **Knaus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/knaus-vs-knies)

## Common misspellings (7)
`kines`, `kknies`, `kneis`, `kniess`, `knise`, `knnies`, `nkies`

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