ignoriertvsignorierteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ignoriert is a verb, ignorierte is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ignoriert and ignorierte apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
ignoriert
10 ch
ignorierte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • ignoriertginoriert · iggnoriert · ignnoriert · ignoirert · ignoreirt · ignorierrt · ignoriertt · ignorietr
  • ignorierteginorierte · iggnorierte · ignnorierte · ignoirerte · ignoreirte · ignorieret · ignorierrte · ignoriertte

Frequency comparison

ignoriert#5,607
ignorierte#33,124

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ignoriert" and "ignorierte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ignoriert" is a verb and "ignorierte" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ignoriert" or "ignorierte"?
"ignoriert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,607 in our German list, against #33,124 for "ignorierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ignoriert vs ignorierte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ignoriert”; for an adjective, it's “ignorierte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ignoriert” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list