# kept vs knot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kept
*verb · IPA /ˈkɛpt/ · frequency rank #1,086*
simple past and past participle of keep

### knot
*noun · IPA /nɒt/ · frequency rank #10,877*
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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