Which to use
“Knott” is a name and “knows” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,575
- “Knott” frequency rank
- #906
- “knows” frequency rank
- 47481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Knott | knows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname transferred from the given name. | third-person singular simple present indicative of know |
Letter map: Knott vs knows
Shared letters muted; letters that set Knott and knows apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Knott / knows
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Knott is aname and knowsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Knott is recorded at frequency rank #46,575, classified as aname. knows is at rank #906, tagged as averb, pronounced /nəʊz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47481, this pair ranks #202,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Knott vs knows
Shared letters: kno. Private to "Knott": t. Private to "knows": sw.
"Knott" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "knows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Knott" and "knows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Knott" vs "knows" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Knott" and "knows".
- Full dictionary entry for "Knott" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "knows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Knott" and "knows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kno vs Knott". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #202,032 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.