# Knox

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nɑks/ · frequency rank #10,386

## Definitions
1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
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13. A local government area in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; in full, the City of Knox.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

## Easily confused with
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-ko)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-koh)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-koi)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-koo)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kok)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kor)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kuo)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kop)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kool)
- **Kwon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kwon)
- **kook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kook)
- **kono** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kono)
- **Kwok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kwok)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kno-vs-knox)
- **know** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/know-vs-knox)
- **knew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knew-vs-knox)
- **knee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knee-vs-knox)
- **knot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knot-vs-knox)
- **knit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knit-vs-knox)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kknox`, `knnox`, `knoxx`, `knxo`, `konx`, `nkox`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/knox