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Which to use

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

#27,474
“ignores” frequency rank
#26,045
“ignorons” frequency rank
53519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignores ignorons
Definition Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ignorer.

Where the eye mixes ignores and ignorons

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

7 ch
ignores
8 ch
ignorons

Look-alike desk: ignores vs ignorons

A purely visual mix-up. ignores (\i.ɲɔʁ\) and ignorons (\i.ɲɔ.ʁɔ̃\) 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 53519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignores is recorded at frequency rank #27,474, classified as averb, pronounced \i.ɲɔʁ\. ignorons is at rank #26,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \i.ɲɔ.ʁɔ̃\.

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 53519, this pair ranks #140,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignores vs ignorons

Shared letters: ginors. Private to "ignores": e. Private to "ignorons": -.

"ignores" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "ignorons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignores ← ginores · iggnores · ignnores · ignoers · ignoress · ignorres · ignorse · ignroes
  • ignorons ← ginorons · iggnorons · ignnorons · ignoorns · ignornos · ignoronns · ignoronss · ignorosn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ignores" and "ignorons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\i.ɲɔʁ\ versus \i.ɲɔ.ʁɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ignores" vs "ignorons" - which ranks higher?
"ignorons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,045 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ignores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ignorons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #140,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignores" and "ignorons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignare vs ignores". 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 #140,161 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