Which to use
“ignoré” is an adjective and “ignorez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,979
- “ignoré” frequency rank
- #21,347
- “ignorez” frequency rank
- 33326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignoré | ignorez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est inconnu, caché. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer. |
Same sound, different letters: ignoré vs ignorez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. ignoré runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against ignorez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - ignoré / ignorez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ignoré and ignorez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.ɲɔ.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33326, 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\. ignorez is at rank #21,347, tagged as averb, 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 33326, this pair ranks #291,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignoré vs ignorez
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ignoré": é. Private to "ignorez": ez.
"ignoré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ignorez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ignorez ← ginorez · iggnorez · ignnorez · ignoerz · ignorezz · ignorrez · ignorze · ignroez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ignoré" and "ignorez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ignoré" or "ignorez" show up more?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "ignoré" / "ignorez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignoré" and "ignorez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignare vs ignorez". 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 #291,398 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.