knock over
"knock-over" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“knock over” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
Corpus desk
Index EN-knock-over · knock over · English
knock over · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | knock over |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “knock over” in English
Rare enough to double-check
knock over is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for knock over in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is knock over, spelled K-N-O-C-K- -O-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1To bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
- 2To beat up, murder or kill.
- 3To finish eating or drinking (something).
- 4To arrest (someone).
- 5To rob; to stage a heist of.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how knock over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up.
The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.