ignorant
ig·no·rant/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/adjective, noun
ignorant is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ig·no·rant). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ignorant means “Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ignorant?
| Letters | 8: I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ig·no·rant |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ignorant?
Ignorant appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ignorant?
- /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹənt/
- /ˈɪɡ.nənt/
Ignorant has 3 syllables, split ig·no·rant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ignorant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ignorant
- ignoranter comparative
- more ignorant comparative
- ignorantest superlative
- most ignorant superlative
- ignant
- ignorants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ignorant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
- 2
Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).
- 3
slangIll-mannered, crude.
His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.
- 4
obsoleteUnknown; undiscovered
- 5
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
noun
- 1
One who is ignorant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ignorant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characterized by ignorance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ignorant |
| German | ignorant |
| Portuguese | ignorante |
| Spanish | ignorante, ignaro, desentendido, nesciente, chúntaro, inculto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ignorant come from?
From Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns (“unaware, unknowing”). By surface analysis, ignore + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).