kneebar
noun
kneebar is spelled K-N-E-E-B-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kneebar means “A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kneebar is kneebars.
How many letters and syllables are in kneebar?
| Letters | 7: K-N-E-E-B-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 kneebar?
Kneebar appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
Forms of kneebar
- kneebars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kneebar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A joint lock where the knee is hyperextended in order to cause pain and/or injury.
- 2
A climbing technique in which the climber uses a knee for leverage or support.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kneebar come from?
From knee + bar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).