Which to use
“known” is a verb and “unis” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,645
- “known” frequency rank
- #17,441
- “unis” frequency rank
- 58086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | known | unis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs know | Dativ Plural m/f/n von unus |
Letter map: known vs unis
Shared letters muted; letters that set known and unis apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. known runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against unis's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - known and unis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: known is averb and unisanunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
known is recorded at frequency rank #40,645, classified as averb, pronounced […]. unis is at rank #17,441, tagged as anunknown, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58086, this pair ranks #876,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of known vs unis
Shared letters: n. Private to "known": kow. Private to "unis": isu.
"known" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "unis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "known" and "unis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "known" vs "unis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "known" and "unis". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "known" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #876,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "known" and "unis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "known vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #876,410 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.