# kneel vs knelt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### knelt
*verb · IPA /nɛlt/ · frequency rank #37,057*
simple past and past participle of kneel.

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