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“ignorier” and “ignoriere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,609
“ignorier” frequency rank
#25,604
“ignoriere” frequency rank
66213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignorier ignoriere
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ignorieren 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ignorieren

Where the eye mixes ignorier and ignoriere

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ignorier runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against ignoriere's 9 (VCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
ignorier
9 ch
ignoriere

Why the eye confuses ignorier with ignoriere

A purely visual mix-up. ignorier ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯]) and ignoriere ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ignorier” sits inside “ignoriere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignorier is recorded at frequency rank #40,609, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯]. ignoriere is at rank #25,604, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 66213, this pair ranks #580,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignorier vs ignoriere

Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorier": -. Private to "ignoriere": -.

"ignorier" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "ignoriere" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignorier ← ginorier · iggnorier · ignnorier · ignoirer · ignoreir · ignorierr · ignorire · ignorrier
  • ignoriere ← ginoriere · iggnoriere · ignnoriere · ignoirere · ignoreire · ignorieer · ignorierre · ignoriree

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ignorier" and "ignoriere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯] versus [ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ignorier" or "ignoriere" show up more?
"ignoriere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,604 in our German list, against #40,609 for "ignorier". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ignorier" and "ignoriere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ignorier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ignoriere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #580,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignorier" and "ignoriere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignorier vs ignorierst". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #580,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list