bowknot
/ˈbəʊnɒt/noun
bowknot is spelled B-O-W-K-N-O-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bowknot means “A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bowknot is bowknots.
How many letters and syllables are in bowknot?
| Letters | 7: B-O-W-K-N-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bowknot?
Bowknot appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bowknot?
- /ˈbəʊnɒt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bowknot
- bowknots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bowknot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bowknot come from?
From bow + knot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).