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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.

9 ch
ignoriere
10 ch
ignorieren

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁə] versus [ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ignoriere" or "ignorieren" show up more?
"ignorieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,091 in our German list, against #25,604 for "ignoriere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list