knight

[naɪt]

/[naɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“knight” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,608
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ritter

Corpus desk

Index DE-knight · knight · German

knight · rank #14,608 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,608
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kleinerer

Nearest frequency peer: kleinerer (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „knight“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „knight“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

knight vs knights
86% similar
knight vs night
83% similar
knight vs kniet
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for knight
PropertyValue
Headwordknight
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[naɪt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,608
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „knight“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).knightliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kleinerer“ (#14,607), „Komma“ (#14,609), „Kinn“ (#14,606). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „knight“ bei #14,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around knight (IPA [naɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,608 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for knight, with forms such as "kinght", "kknight", and "kngiht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "knights", "night", "kniet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is knight, spelled K-N-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ritter
  2. 2
    Springer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how knight appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The knight is riding on his horse.
  2. You lost your second knight.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kinght
  • kknight
  • kngiht
  • knigght
  • knighht
  • knightt
  • knigth
  • knihgt
  • knnight
  • nkight

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of knight - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kinght2kknight1kngiht2knigght1knighht1knightt1knigth2knihgt2
Edit distance from "knight"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "knight"?
"knight" is spelled K-N-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [naɪt].
What does "knight" mean?
As a noun, "knight" means: Ritter
What words are commonly confused with "knight"?
"knight" is commonly confused with "knights", "night", "kniet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "knight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knight" is [naɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "knight" come from?
"knight" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "knight", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kuppel#14,614lebend#14,617Japans#14,598inside#14,595

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

kümmerte10 variantsKabarett10 variantsguckst10 variantsTrauben10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list