méconnus

\me.kɔ.ny\

/\me.kɔ.ny\/ adj

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The verdict

“méconnus” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,146
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de méconnu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-meconnus · méconnus · French

méconnus · rank #31,146 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,146
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH muses

Nearest frequency peer: muses (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « méconnus »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « méconnus » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

méconnus vs méconnu
88% similar
méconnus vs méconnue
88% similar
méconnus vs méconnues
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for méconnus
PropertyValue
Headwordméconnus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\me.kɔ.ny\
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,146
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « méconnus »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).méconnusse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « muses » (#31,145), « mélodique » (#31,147), « mouse » (#31,143). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « méconnus » est au #31,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around méconnus (IPA \me.kɔ.ny\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,146 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de méconnu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for méconnus, with forms such as "mcéonnus", "meconnus", and "mméconnus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "méconnu", "méconnue", "méconnues", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is méconnus, spelled M-É-C-O-N-N-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de méconnu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mcéonnus
  • meconnus
  • mméconnus
  • mécconnus
  • mécnonus
  • méconnsu
  • méconnuss
  • méconuns
  • méconus
  • méocnnus
  • émconnus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of méconnus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mcéonnus2meconnus1mméconnus1mécconnus1mécnonus2méconnsu2méconnuss1méconuns2
Edit distance from "méconnus"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "méconnus"?
"méconnus" is spelled M-É-C-O-N-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \me.kɔ.ny\.
What does "méconnus" mean?
As an adjective, "méconnus" means: Masculin pluriel de méconnu.
What words are commonly confused with "méconnus"?
"méconnus" is commonly confused with "méconnu", "méconnue", "méconnues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "méconnus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "méconnus" is \me.kɔ.ny\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "méconnus" come from?
"méconnus" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "méconnus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Motorola#31,142occulter#31,157optimisé#31,160Maillard#31,127

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Monfils11 variantspartouze11 variantsludiques11 variantsperceuse11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list