# knee vs kneel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### knee
*noun · IPA /niː/ · frequency rank #4,098*
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

### kneel
*verb · IPA /niːl/ · frequency rank #21,255*
To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knee-vs-kneel