ignorante

[ɪɡnɔˈʁantə]

/[ɪɡnɔˈʁantə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ignorante” is uncommon German (frequency #81,688 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,688
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant

Key facts for ignorante
PropertyValue
Headwordignorante
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪɡnɔˈʁantə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ignorante” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ignorante lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ignorante is uncommon German at frequency #81,688 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪɡnɔˈʁantə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ignorante, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ignorante, spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ignorante"?
"ignorante" is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪɡnɔˈʁantə].
What does "ignorante" mean?
As an adjective, "ignorante" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ignorant
How do you pronounce "ignorante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignorante" is [ɪɡnɔˈʁantə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignorante" come from?
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Using “ignorante”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪɡnɔˈʁantə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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