knotwork
noun
knotwork is spelled K-N-O-T-W-O-R-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, knotwork means “A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of knotwork is knotworks.
How many letters and syllables are in knotwork?
| Letters | 8: K-N-O-T-W-O-R-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 knotwork?
Knotwork appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
Forms of knotwork
- knotworks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knotwork mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot
- 2
Work involving the tying of knots.
- 3
An object composed of or using knots.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does knotwork come from?
From knot + -work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).