Which to use
“ignare” and “ignoré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,949
- “ignare” frequency rank
- #11,979
- “ignoré” frequency rank
- 59928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignare | ignoré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est d’une ignorance excessive. | Qui est inconnu, caché. |
Where the eye mixes ignare and ignoré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ignare and ignoré follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ignare and ignoré
A purely visual mix-up. ignare (\i.ɲaʁ\) and ignoré (\i.ɲɔ.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignare is recorded at frequency rank #47,949, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ɲaʁ\. ignoré is at rank #11,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.ɲɔ.ʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59928, this pair ranks #100,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ignare vs ignoré
Shared letters: ginr. Private to "ignare": ae. Private to "ignoré": oé.
"ignare" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ignoré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ignare ← ginare · iganre · iggnare · ignaer · ignarre · ignnare · ignrae · ingare
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ignare" for "ignoré" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ignare" or "ignoré"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ignare" and "ignoré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignare" and "ignoré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Icare vs ignare". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #100,414 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.