# know vs knows

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### know
*verb · IPA /nəʊ/ · frequency rank #84*
To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.

### knows
*verb · IPA /nəʊz/ · frequency rank #906*
third-person singular simple present indicative of know

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