Which to use
“ignoriert” is a verb and “ignorierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,607
- “ignoriert” frequency rank
- #33,124
- “ignorierte” frequency rank
- 38731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignoriert | ignorierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ignorieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ignoriert |
Where the eye mixes ignoriert and ignorierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ignoriert runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVCC) against ignorierte's 10 (VCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ignoriert and ignorierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ignoriert is [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯t] while ignorierte is [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ignoriert” sits inside “ignorierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignoriert is recorded at frequency rank #5,607, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪɡnoˈʁiːɐ̯t]. 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 38731, this pair ranks #1,556,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ignoriert vs ignorierte
Shared letters: eginort. Private to "ignoriert": -. Private to "ignorierte": -.
"ignoriert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "ignorierte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ignoriert ← ginoriert · iggnoriert · ignnoriert · ignoirert · ignoreirt · ignorierrt · ignoriertt · ignorietr
- ignorierte ← ginorierte · iggnorierte · ignnorierte · ignoirerte · ignoreirte · ignorieret · ignorierrte · ignoriertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ignoriert" and "ignorierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ignoriert" or "ignorierte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoriert" 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 #1,556,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignoriert" 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 #1,556,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.