# knell vs Kroll

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Kroll
*name · frequency rank #47,720*
A surname.

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