# kneels vs knelt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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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