knab
/næb/verb, noun
knab is spelled K-N-A-B: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, knab means “To nab or steal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in knab?
| Letters | 4: K-N-A-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is knab?
Knab appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 knab?
- /næb/
Knab has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with knab?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as knab.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bank, nabk.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of knab
- knabs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- knabbing participle, present
- knabbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
colloquialTo nab or steal.
- 2
obsoleteTo seize with the teeth; to gnaw or bite.
noun
- 1
archaicA hill.
- 2
Scotlanda promontory or headland
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does knab come from?
See nab, and compare knap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).