unclear vs unknown

unclear

adj
  • Not clearly or explicitly defined. 

  • Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable. 

  • Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation. 

  • Not having a clear idea; uncertain. 

verb
  • To undo the process of clearing. 

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 unclear and unknown occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )