connu
French, noun/kɔ.ny/
connu is spelled C-O-N-N-U (5 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written French, the 718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Connu is a French masculine noun meaning “a well-known person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of connaître. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Les choses que l’on connaît, par opposition à celles qu’on ignore”.
What does connu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
known
- 2
famous
noun
- 1
masculinea well-known person
verb
- 1
past participle of connaître
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont on a connaissance.
noun: 1. Les choses que l’on connaît, par opposition à celles qu’on ignore.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of connu
- connue feminine
- connus masculine plural
- connues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce connu?
- /kɔ.ny/
- \kɔ.ny\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to connu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is connu in French?
connu appears 115 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).