certain vs unknown

certain

adj
  • Known but not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independently as a noun, and meaning certain persons; see also "one". 

  • Unfailing; infallible. 

  • Fixed or stated; regular; determinate. 

  • Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact. 

  • Sure, positive, not doubting. 

  • Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. 

det
  • Having been determined but not specified. 

pron
  • Unnamed or undescribed members (of). 

unknown

adj
  • Not known; unidentified; not well known. 

noun
  • A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found. 

  • A person of no identity; a nonentity 

  • Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information. 

How often have the words certain and unknown occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )