ignoréevsignorerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ignorée is a adjective, ignorer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ignorée” is an adjective and “ignorer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,685
“ignorée” frequency rank
#5,043
“ignorer” frequency rank
30728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignorée ignorer
Definition Féminin singulier de ignoré. Ne pas connaître.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ignorée and ignorer apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
ignorée
7 ch
ignorer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ignorée and ignorer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignorée is recorded at frequency rank #25,685, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ɲɔ.ʁe\. ignorer is at rank #5,043, 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 30728, this pair ranks #308,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignorée vs ignorer

Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorée": é. Private to "ignorer": -.

"ignorée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "ignorer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignorerginorer · iggnorer · ignnorer · ignoerr · ignorerr · ignorre · ignorrer · ignroer

Frequency comparison

ignorée#25,685
ignorer#5,043

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ignorée" and "ignorer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ignorée" is an adjective and "ignorer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ignorée" or "ignorer"?
"ignorer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,043 in our French list, against #25,685 for "ignorée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ignorée vs ignorer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “ignorée”; for a verb, it's “ignorer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ignorée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list