# unknown

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ʌn(ˈn)əʊn/ · frequency rank #2,870

## Definitions
1. Not known; unidentified; not well known.

## Etymology
From Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknown”), equivalent to un- + known.

## Common misspellings (11)
`nuknown`, `uknnown`, `unkknown`, `unknnown`, `unknonw`, `unknownn`, `unknowwn`, `unknwon`, `unkonwn`, `unnknown`, `unnkown`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unknown