inconnue
French, noun/ɛ̃.kɔ.ny/
inconnue is spelled I-N-C-O-N-N-U-E (8 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,331st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inconnue is a French feminine noun meaning “unknown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of inconnu. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme inconnue”.
What does inconnue mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunknown
résoudre une équation à deux inconnues
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of inconnu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme inconnue. 2. Quantité à découvrir en résolvant des équations. 3. Circonstance que l’on ne connaît pas.
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 inconnue
- inconnues plural
- inconnu masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inconnue?
- /ɛ̃.kɔ.ny/
- \ɛ̃.kɔ.ny\
- [ɛ̃.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 inconnue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inconnue in French?
inconnue appears 13 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).