kneejerk
adjective, noun
kneejerk is spelled K-N-E-E-J-E-R-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, kneejerk means “Alternative form of knee-jerk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kneejerk?
| Letters | 8: K-N-E-E-J-E-R-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 kneejerk?
Kneejerk appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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).
Words people confuse with kneejerk
Also written: knee-jerk (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of kneejerk
- more kneejerk comparative
- most kneejerk superlative
- kneejerks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kneejerk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of knee-jerk.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of knee-jerk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).