knobby
/ˈnɑbi/adjective
knobby is spelled K-N-O-B-B-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, knobby means “Resembling a knob” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in knobby?
| Letters | 6: K-N-O-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 knobby?
Knobby appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 knobby?
- UK /ˈnɒbi/
- US /ˈnɑbi/
Knobby has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-knobby.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with knobby?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as knobby from its last stressed vowel (/ɑbi/):
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 knobby
- knobbier comparative
- knobbiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knobby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a knob.
- 2
Having many knobs or knob-like projections.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Knobby in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | knotig, knubbelig , huckelig, höckerig |
| Spanish | con cocada |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does knobby come from?
From knob + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).