incógnita
Spanish, noun[ĩŋˈkoɣ̞nit̪a]
incógnita is spelled I-N-C-Ó-G-N-I-T-A (9 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,265th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incógnita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “unknown (variable whose value is to be found)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of incógnito. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cantidad desconocida que es preciso determinar en una ecuación o en un problema para resolverlos”.
What does incógnita mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunknown (variable whose value is to be found)
- 2
femininemystery, hidden motive
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of incógnito
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cantidad desconocida que es preciso determinar en una ecuación o en un problema para resolverlos. 2. Causa o razón oculta de un hecho que se examina.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of incógnita
- incógnitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incógnita?
- [ĩŋˈkoɣ̞nit̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incógnita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incógnita in Spanish?
incógnita appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).