ignorierenvsignoriertConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,091
“ignorieren” frequency rank
#5,607
“ignoriert” frequency rank
10698
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignorieren ignoriert
Definition absichtlich nicht beachten, etwas keine Aufmerksamkeit schenken Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ignorieren

Where the eye mixes ignorieren and ignoriert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ignorieren runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVCVC) against ignoriert's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
ignorieren
9 ch
ignoriert

Visual trap between ignorieren and ignoriert

A purely visual mix-up. ignorieren ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən]) and ignoriert ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignorieren is recorded at frequency rank #5,091, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən]. ignoriert is at rank #5,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯t].

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 10698, this pair ranks #1,973,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ignorieren vs ignoriert

Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorieren": -. Private to "ignoriert": t.

"ignorieren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC  ·  "ignoriert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignorieren ← ginorieren · iggnorieren · ignnorieren · ignoireren · ignoreiren · ignorieern · ignorierenn · ignorierne
  • ignoriert ← ginoriert · iggnoriert · ignnoriert · ignoirert · ignoreirt · ignorierrt · ignoriertt · ignorietr

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ignorieren" and "ignoriert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən] versus [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ignorieren" vs "ignoriert" - which ranks higher?
"ignorieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,091 in our German list, against #5,607 for "ignoriert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ignorieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ignoriert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,973,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignorieren" and "ignoriert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignorier vs ignoriert". 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 #1,973,786 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