Verbs That Start With K

17 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These verbs that start with K come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 17 verbs starting with K on this page. The 17 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

K has only 17 verbs, so it is one of the thinnest letters. Know and keep are by far the most common.

The silent K returns in a big way: know, knock, knit, kneel and knead all hide it. Kick is a clear, loud verb for young readers. Knead is what you do to bread dough, a nice kitchen word for a cooking lesson.

Verbs starting with K: 17
Most used: know
Longest common one: knitting 8 letters

Most common verbs that start with K

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	know	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about	verb
2	keep	keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,	verb
3	kick	drive or propel with the foot	verb
4	kiss	touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,...	verb
5	knock	deliver a sharp blow or push :	verb
6	kicking	drive or propel with the foot	verb
7	kindle	catch fire	verb
8	knit	make (textiles) by knitting	verb
9	keynote	set the keynote of	verb
10	kidnap	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom	verb
11	knitting	make (textiles) by knitting	verb
12	kneel	rest one's weight on one's knees	verb
13	kindling	catch fire	verb
14	knell	ring as in announcing death	verb
15	knead	make uniform	verb
16	kowtow	bend the knees and bow in a servile manner	verb
17	kibosh	stop from happening or developing	verb

Short verbs that start with K

know
keep
kick
kiss
knock
knit
kneel
knell
knead

Questions people ask

How many verbs start with K?

This list has 17 verbs starting with K, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common verbs that start with K?

know, keep, kick, kiss, knock, kicking, kindle, knit are the most used in everyday English.

What are easy verbs that start with K for kids?

know, keep, kick, kiss, knock are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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