ignorant
French, adjective/i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃/
ignorant is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T (8 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written French, the 11,014th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ignorant is a French adjective meaning “ignorant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of ignorer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas instruit de certaines choses, qui ignore certaines choses”.
What does ignorant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ignorant
verb
- 1
present participle of ignorer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas instruit de certaines choses, qui ignore certaines choses. 2. J’en suis aussi ignorant que l’enfant qui vient de naître, se dit pour marquer qu’on ne sait rien de quelque chose qui est arrivé. 3. Qui n’est pas instruit de ce qu’il doit savoir. 4. Qui n’a aucun savoir, qui est sans lettres.
noun: 1. Celui qui est ignorant (dans tous les sens de l’adjectif).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ignorant
- ignorante feminine
- ignorants masculine plural
- ignorantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ignorant?
- /i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃/
- \i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃\
- [i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ignorant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ignorant in French?
ignorant appears 5.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).