know

\ˈnoʊ\

/\ˈnoʊ\/ verb

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The verdict

“know” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,241
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (pour une personne, un endroit) Connaître.

Corpus desk

Index FR-know · know · French

know · rank #11,241 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,241
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Keith

Nearest frequency peer: Keith (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « know »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « know » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

know vs ko
50% similar
know vs kW
25% similar
know vs koh
50% similar

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

Key facts for know
PropertyValue
Headwordknow
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈnoʊ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,241
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « know »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).knowse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Keith » (#11,240), « lake » (#11,242), « jeans » (#11,239). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « know » est au #11,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around know (IPA \ˈnoʊ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,241 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for know, with forms such as "kknow", "knnow", and "knoww". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "ko", "kW", "koh", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is know, spelled K-N-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    (pour une personne, un endroit) Connaître.
  2. 2
    (pour un objet, une idée) Savoir.
  3. 3
    Reconnaître.
  4. 4
    Être au courant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Do you know where the subway is? — Sure, it’s over there.
  2. He soon arrived at the house of his brother, who hardly knew him. He was wild-eyed, haggard, and grey as a rat.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kknow
  • knnow
  • knoww
  • knwo
  • konw
  • nkow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of know - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kknow1knnow1knoww1knwo2konw2nkow2
Edit distance from "know"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "know"?
"know" is spelled K-N-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈnoʊ\.
What does "know" mean?
As a verb, "know" means: (pour une personne, un endroit) Connaître.
What words are commonly confused with "know"?
"know" is commonly confused with "ko", "kW", "koh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "know"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "know" is \ˈnoʊ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "know" come from?
"know" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lake#11,242geek#11,227flot#11,221next#11,261

Similar misspelling depth

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

files6 variantsEssonne6 variantspeaux6 variantsdéni6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list