Which to use
“ignorieren” is a verb and “ignorierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,091
- “ignorieren” frequency rank
- #33,124
- “ignorierte” frequency rank
- 38215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignorieren | ignorierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | absichtlich nicht beachten, etwas keine Aufmerksamkeit schenken | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ignoriert |
Where the eye mixes ignorieren and ignorierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ignorieren (VCCVCVVCVC) and ignorierte (VCCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ignorieren vs ignorierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ignorieren is [ɪɡnoˈʁiːʁən] while ignorierte is [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38215, 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]. ignorierte is at rank #33,124, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯tə].
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 38215, this pair ranks #1,569,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ignorieren vs ignorierte
Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorieren": -. Private to "ignorierte": t.
"ignorieren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "ignorierte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ignorieren ← ginorieren · iggnorieren · ignnorieren · ignoireren · ignoreiren · ignorieern · ignorierenn · ignorierne
- ignorierte ← ginorierte · iggnorierte · ignnorierte · ignoirerte · ignoreirte · ignorieret · ignorierrte · ignoriertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ignorieren" and "ignorierte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ignorieren" or "ignorierte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ignorieren" and "ignorierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignorieren" and "ignorierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignorier vs ignorierte". 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 #1,569,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.