Which to use
“ignorées” is an adjective and “ignorez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,294
- “ignorées” frequency rank
- #21,347
- “ignorez” frequency rank
- 54641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignorées | ignorez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ignoré. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer. |
Same sound, different letters: ignorées vs ignorez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. ignorées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against ignorez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: ignorées vs ignorez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ignorées 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 54641, 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\. 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 54641, this pair ranks #132,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignorées vs ignorez
Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorées": sé. Private to "ignorez": z.
"ignorées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "ignorez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ignorez ← ginorez · iggnorez · ignnorez · ignoerz · ignorezz · ignorrez · ignorze · ignroez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ignorées" for "ignorez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ignorées" vs "ignorez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "ignorées" / "ignorez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorées" 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 #132,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignorées" 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 #132,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.