Which to use
“ignoriere” and “ignorieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,604
- “ignoriere” frequency rank
- #5,091
- “ignorieren” frequency rank
- 30695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignoriere | ignorieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ignorieren | absichtlich nicht beachten, etwas keine Aufmerksamkeit schenken |
Where the eye mixes ignoriere and ignorieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ignoriere runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVCV) against ignorieren's 10 (VCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ignoriere with ignorieren
A purely visual mix-up. ignoriere ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁə]) and ignorieren ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən]) 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) - “ignoriere” sits inside “ignorieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignoriere is recorded at frequency rank #25,604, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁə]. ignorieren is at rank #5,091, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən].
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 30695, this pair ranks #1,742,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ignoriere vs ignorieren
Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignoriere": -. Private to "ignorieren": -.
"ignoriere" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCV · "ignorieren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ignoriere ← ginoriere · iggnoriere · ignnoriere · ignoirere · ignoreire · ignorieer · ignorierre · ignoriree
- ignorieren ← ginorieren · iggnorieren · ignnorieren · ignoireren · ignoreiren · ignorieern · ignorierenn · ignorierne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ignoriere" and "ignorieren" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ignoriere" or "ignorieren" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ignoriere" and "ignorieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoriere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignoriere" and "ignorieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignorier vs ignoriere". 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 #1,742,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.