ignorant

\i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃\

/\i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“ignorant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,071
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas instruit de certaines choses, qui ignore certaines choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ignorant · ignorant · French

ignorant · rank #11,071 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,071
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH idole

Nearest frequency peer: idole (-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 « ignorant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ignorant » 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).

ignorant vs ignorent
88% similar
ignorant vs innovant
75% similar
ignorant vs ignorons
75% similar

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

Key facts for ignorant
PropertyValue
Headwordignorant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,071
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ignorant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ignorantse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « idole » (#11,070), « impératif » (#11,072), « Hérault » (#11,069). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ignorant » est au #11,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ignorant (IPA \i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,071 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ignorant, with forms such as "ginorant", "iggnorant", and "ignnorant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "ignorent", "innovant", "ignorons", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ignorant, spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas instruit de certaines choses, qui ignore certaines choses.
  2. 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. 3
    Qui n’est pas instruit de ce qu’il doit savoir.
  4. 4
    Qui n’a aucun savoir, qui est sans lettres.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puis la gravure de cette dalle, l’inscription, sont tracées par un faussaire ignorant et inhabile.
  2. Il sait beaucoup de choses, mais il est fort ignorant en géographie.

Synonyms

ininformé

This word in other languages

ignorant(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ginorant
  • iggnorant
  • ignnorant
  • ignoarnt
  • ignorannt
  • ignorantt
  • ignoratn
  • ignornat
  • ignorrant
  • ignroant
  • igonrant
  • ingorant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ignorant - 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.

ginorant2iggnorant1ignnorant1ignoarnt2ignorannt1ignorantt1ignoratn2ignornat2
Edit distance from "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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ignorant"?
"ignorant" is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "ignorant" mean?
As an adjective, "ignorant" means: Qui n’est pas instruit de certaines choses, qui ignore certaines choses.
What words are commonly confused with "ignorant"?
"ignorant" is commonly confused with "ignorent", "innovant", "ignorons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ignorant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignorant" is \i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignorant" come from?
"ignorant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

instable#11,077gagnante#11,061féminins#11,060franklin#11,059

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

passionnés12 variantsespérait12 variantsenchaîne12 variantsprolonge12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list