ignoréesvsignorerWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#33,294
“ignorées” frequency rank
#5,043
“ignorer” frequency rank
38337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignorées ignorer
Definition Féminin pluriel de ignoré. Ne pas connaître.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
ignorées
7 ch
ignorer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ignorées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignorées is recorded at frequency rank #33,294, 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 38337, this pair ranks #255,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignorées vs ignorer

Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorées": . Private to "ignorer": -.

"ignorées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "ignorer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

ignorées#33,294
ignorer#5,043

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ignorées" and "ignorer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ignorées" is an adjective and "ignorer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ignorées" or "ignorer"?
"ignorer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,043 in our French list, against #33,294 for "ignorées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ignorées vs ignorer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “ignorées”; for a verb, it's “ignorer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ignorées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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