little-known

1. 1.

   unknown to most people

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Questions about little-known

What does little-known mean?

little-known means "unknown to most people".

How many syllables are in little-known?

little-known has 3 syllables and divides as litt-le-k-nown under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is little-known a common word?

little-known is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.