Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knocked on wood

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
knocked on -wood
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does knocked on wood mean?
simple past and past participle of knock on wood

How to pronounce knocked on wood

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