# kneels vs knell

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kneels
*verb · IPA /niːlz/ · frequency rank #47,145*
third-person singular simple present indicative of kneel

### knell
*verb · IPA /nɛl/ · frequency rank #47,718*
To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.

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