# ignorance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/ · frequency rank #6,693

## Definitions
1. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
2. Sins committed through ignorance.
3. Existential blindness.

## Etymology
From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from
From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.

## Easily confused with
- **ignorant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ignorance-vs-ignorant)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ginorance`, `iggnorance`, `ignnorance`, `ignoarnce`, `ignoracne`, `ignorancce`, `ignoranec`, `ignorannce`, `ignorence`, `ignornace`, `ignorrance`, `ignroance`, `igonrance`, `ingorance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ignorance