# Knapp

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,629

## Definitions
1. A surname.
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## Etymology
* As a German surname, from the noun Knabe (“boy, young unmarried man”). This is also found as the variant Knap.
* As an English surname related to the above, from the noun knave, similar to Nave.
* Also as an English surname, from Middle English knappe (“hillock”), from Old English cnæpp (“summit”), probably from the same source as Icelandic hnappur (“button”).
* As a Jewish surname, from the German adjective knapp (“scarce, tight”).

## Easily confused with
- **Knopf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knapp-vs-knopf)
- **Karp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karp-vs-knapp)
- **kappa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kappa-vs-knapp)
- **knack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knack-vs-knapp)
- **Klopp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klopp-vs-knapp)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kanpp`, `kknapp`, `knap`, `knnapp`, `knpap`, `nkapp`

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