Which to use
“ignoré” is an adjective and “ignorent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,979
- “ignoré” frequency rank
- #10,890
- “ignorent” frequency rank
- 22869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignoré | ignorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est inconnu, caché. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer. |
Where the eye mixes ignoré and ignorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ignoré runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against ignorent's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ignoré and ignorent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ignoré is \i.ɲɔ.ʁe\ while ignorent is \i.ɲɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignoré is recorded at frequency rank #11,979, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ɲɔ.ʁe\. ignorent is at rank #10,890, tagged as averb, pronounced \i.ɲɔʁ\.
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 22869, this pair ranks #355,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ignoré vs ignorent
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ignoré": é. Private to "ignorent": et.
"ignoré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ignorent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ignorent ← ginorent · iggnorent · ignnorent · ignoernt · ignorennt · ignorentt · ignoretn · ignornet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ignoré" and "ignorent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ignoré" or "ignorent"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ignoré" and "ignorent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignoré" and "ignorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignare vs ignoré". 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 #355,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.