Which to use
“ignorais” and “ignorons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,312
- “ignorais” frequency rank
- #26,045
- “ignorons” frequency rank
- 45357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignorais | ignorons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de ignorer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer. |
Where the eye mixes ignorais and ignorons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ignorais (VCCVCVVC) and ignorons (VCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ignorais vs ignorons
A purely visual mix-up. ignorais (\i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\) and ignorons (\i.ɲɔ.ʁɔ̃\) 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 45357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignorais is recorded at frequency rank #19,312, classified as averb, pronounced \i.ɲɔ.ʁɛ\. ignorons is at rank #26,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \i.ɲɔ.ʁɔ̃\.
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 45357, this pair ranks #203,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignorais vs ignorons
Shared letters: ginors. Private to "ignorais": a. Private to "ignorons": -.
"ignorais" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "ignorons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ignorais" for "ignorons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "ignorais" or "ignorons" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ignorais" and "ignorons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignorais" and "ignorons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignorées vs ignorons". 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 #203,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.