ignoréevsignoresWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#25,685
“ignorée” frequency rank
#27,474
“ignores” frequency rank
53159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignorée ignores
Definition Féminin singulier de ignoré. Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
ignorée
7 ch
ignores

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ignorée is \i.ɲɔ.ʁe\ while ignores is \i.ɲɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53159, 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\. ignores is at rank #27,474, 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 53159, this pair ranks #142,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignorée vs ignores

Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorée": é. Private to "ignores": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignoresginores · iggnores · ignnores · ignoers · ignoress · ignorres · ignorse · ignroes

Frequency comparison

ignorée#25,685
ignores#27,474

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ignorée" and "ignores" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ignorée" is an adjective and "ignores" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ignorée" or "ignores"?
"ignorée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,685 in our French list, against #27,474 for "ignores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ignorée vs ignores

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 “ignores”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ignorée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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