knurl
/nɝl/noun, verb
knurl is spelled K-N-U-R-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, knurl means “A contorted knot in wood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of knurl is knurls.
How many letters and syllables are in knurl?
| Letters | 5: K-N-U-R-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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; 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 knurl?
Knurl appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 knurl?
- UK /nɜːl/
- US /nɝl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-knurl.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with knurl?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as knurl from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹl/):
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 knurl
- knurls plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- knurling participle, present
- knurled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knurl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A contorted knot in wood.
- 2
A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
- 3
A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.
verb
- 1
To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Knurl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense grip pattern:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does knurl come from?
From knur + -le (“diminutive”), from Middle English knarre (“knot in wood”), earlier sense “a stone”, likely influenced by Old Norse knǫrr. gnarl is a later variant, from gnarled, via knurled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).