knavish
/ˈneɪvɪʃ/adjective
knavish is spelled K-N-A-V-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, knavish means “Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in knavish?
| Letters | 7: K-N-A-V-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 knavish?
Knavish appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 knavish?
- US /ˈneɪvɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-knavish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of knavish
- more knavish comparative
- most knavish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knavish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does knavish come from?
From Middle English knavych, knavyssh; equivalent to knave + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).