knoll

/nəʊl/

//nəʊl// noun

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"knoll" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“knoll” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,887
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small mound or rounded hill.

Corpus desk

Index EN-knoll · knoll · English

knoll · rank #32,887 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,887
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klingon

Nearest frequency peer: Klingon (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “knoll”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “knoll” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

knoll vs know
60% similar
knoll vs Knox
40% similar
knoll vs knot
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for knoll
PropertyValue
Headwordknoll
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nəʊl/
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,887
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “knoll”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).knolllands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Klingon” (#32,886), “Laila” (#32,889), “Kinney” (#32,884). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “knoll” is #32,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around knoll (IPA /nəʊl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,887 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for knoll, with forms such as "kknoll", "knlol", and "knnoll". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "know", "Knox", "knot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English knol, knolle, from Old English cnoll (“summit”), from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (“lump”), possibly related to cnotta. Related to Old Norse knollr (found only in names of places), Dutch knol (“tuber”), Swedish knöl (“tub… The correct English form is knoll, spelled K-N-O-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small mound or rounded hill.
  2. 2
    A rounded, underwater hill with a prominence of less than 1,000 metres, which does not breach the water's surface.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how knoll appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On knoll or hillock rears his crest, / Lonely and huge, the giant oak.
  2. In the northern hemisphere, June 21 has the most daylight hours. Pack a picnic—a chilled bottle of Sancerre, cheese, olives, and a nice baguette—and hit the grassy knoll.

Etymology

From Middle English knol, knolle, from Old English cnoll (“summit”), from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (“lump”), possibly related to cnotta. Related to Old Norse knollr (found only in names of places), Dutch knol (“tuber”), Swedish knöl (“tuber”), Danish knold (“hillock, clod, tuber”) and German Knolle (“bulb”).

This word in other languages

otero(Español)monticule(Français)Hügel(Deutsch)outeiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kknoll
  • knlol
  • knnoll
  • knol
  • konll
  • nkoll

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of knoll - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kknoll1knlol2knnoll1knol1konll2nkoll2
Edit distance from "knoll"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "knoll"?
"knoll" is spelled K-N-O-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /nəʊl/.
What does "knoll" mean?
As a noun, "knoll" means: A small mound or rounded hill.
What words are commonly confused with "knoll"?
"knoll" is commonly confused with "know", "Knox", "knot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "knoll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "knoll" is /nəʊl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "knoll"?
From Middle English knol, knolle, from Old English cnoll (“summit”), from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (“lump”), possibly related to cnotta. Related to Old Norse knollr (found only in names of places), Dutch knol (“tuber”), Swedish ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "knoll", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Laila#32,889kazan#32,882Judea#32,881infra#32,864

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

hilt6 variantsheave6 variantsgrotto6 variantsgarret6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list