ignorentvsignorezConfusable pair

Which to use

“ignorent” and “ignorez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,890
“ignorent” frequency rank
#21,347
“ignorez” frequency rank
32237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignorent ignorez
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer.

Where the eye mixes ignorent and ignorez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ignorent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against ignorez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
ignorent
7 ch
ignorez

Why the eye confuses ignorent with ignorez

A purely visual mix-up. ignorent (\i.ɲɔʁ\) and ignorez (\i.ɲɔ.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignorent is recorded at frequency rank #10,890, classified as averb, pronounced \i.ɲɔʁ\. 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 32237, this pair ranks #298,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignorent vs ignorez

Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignorent": t. Private to "ignorez": z.

"ignorent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC  ·  "ignorez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignorent ← ginorent · iggnorent · ignnorent · ignoernt · ignorennt · ignorentt · ignoretn · ignornet
  • ignorez ← ginorez · iggnorez · ignnorez · ignoerz · ignorezz · ignorrez · ignorze · ignroez

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ignorent" and "ignorez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\i.ɲɔʁ\ versus \i.ɲɔ.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "ignorent" or "ignorez" show up more?
"ignorent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,890 in our French list, against #21,347 for "ignorez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ignorent" and "ignorez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ignorent" 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 #298,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignorent" 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 #298,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list