Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

okänd

unknown/²uːˌɕɛnd/

Meaning

unknown

In Swedish: som få känner till el. vet något om

Forms

Forms of okänd
Basic form	okänd	with en-words
Neuter	okänt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	okända	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer okänd	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest okänd	“-est”, “most …”

Practise okänd

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What does okänd mean?

okänd in a sentence

av okänd anledning
for an unknown reason
på okänd ort
in an unknown place
en okänd författare
an unknown (obscure) author

Questions

What does okänd mean in English?

okänd means “unknown”.

Similar words

oidentifieradfrämmande

Origin

o- + känd

Nearby common words

okänd is number 1,758 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,753press press, strain
1,755agera act as, act
1,756förändring change
1,757oro anxiety, concern
1,759varg wolf
1,760råtta rat
1,761fingeravtryck fingerprints, a fingerprint
1,762farmor a paternal grandmother

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary