ignoraient

\i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\

/\i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\/ verb

The verdict

“ignoraient” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,069. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,069
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de ignorer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ignoraient · ignoraient · French

ignoraient · rank #31,069 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,069
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH identifiables

Nearest frequency peer: identifiables (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ignoraient »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ignoraient » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ignoraient vs ignorent
80% similar
ignoraient vs ignorant
80% similar
ignoraient vs ignorait
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ignoraient
PropertyValue
Headwordignoraient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,069
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ignoraient »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ignoraientse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « identifiables » (#31,068), « immobilisations » (#31,070), « ibis » (#31,067). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ignoraient » est au #31,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ignoraient (IPA \i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,069 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de ignorer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ignoraient, with forms such as "ginoraient", "iggnoraient", and "ignnoraient". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ignorent", "ignorant", "ignorait", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ignoraient, spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de ignorer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ignoraient appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Omitov, Michel et leurs compagnes avaient folâtré pour rejoindre à pied la route du bord de mer, à proximité de Talmont, où les pêcheurs tournés vers les flots ignoraient opiniâtrement les badauds venus jusque-là pour applaudir dans leur dos l’exceptionnel spectacle vélocipédique dont ils n’avaient que faire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ginoraient
  • iggnoraient
  • ignnoraient
  • ignoarient
  • ignoraeint
  • ignoraiennt
  • ignoraientt
  • ignoraietn
  • ignorainet
  • ignoriaent
  • ignorraient
  • ignroaient
  • igonraient
  • ingoraient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ignoraient - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ginoraient2iggnoraient1ignnoraient1ignoarient2ignoraeint2ignoraiennt1ignoraientt1ignoraietn2
Edit distance from "ignoraient"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ignoraient"?
"ignoraient" is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\.
What does "ignoraient" mean?
As a verb, "ignoraient" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de ignorer.
What words are commonly confused with "ignoraient"?
"ignoraient" is commonly confused with "ignorent", "ignorant", "ignorait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ignoraient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignoraient" is \i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignoraient" come from?
"ignoraient" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ignoraient", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list