knotted
/ˈnɑtɪd/adjective, verb
knotted is spelled K-N-O-T-T-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, knotted means “Full of knots; knotty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in knotted?
| Letters | 7: K-N-O-T-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 knotted?
Knotted appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 knotted?
- UK /ˈnɒtɪd/
- US /ˈnɑtɪd/
Knotted 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-knotted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with knotted?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as knotted from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtɪd/):
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 knotted
- more knotted comparative
- most knotted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knotted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of knots; knotty.
- 2
Tied in knots.
- 3
Tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed.
- 4
Having the shape or form of a knot.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of knot
He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does knotted come from?
From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).