ignorance

/i.ɲɔʁ.ɑ̃s/

//i.ɲɔʁ.ɑ̃s// noun

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The verdict

“ignorance” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #78,819 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,819
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ignorância

Corpus desk

Index PT-ignorance · ignorance · Portuguese

ignorance · rank #78,819 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,819
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH hípico

Nearest frequency peer: hípico (-5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ignorance”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ignorance” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ignorance
PropertyValue
Headwordignorance
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ɲɔʁ.ɑ̃s/
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,819
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ignorance” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ignorancecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hípico” (#78,814), “impressor” (#78,825), “honradez” (#78,807). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “ignorance” fica em #78,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ignorance is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #78,819 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /i.ɲɔʁ.ɑ̃s/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ignorância".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ignorance in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ignorance, spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ignorância

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ignorance"?
"ignorance" is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ɲɔʁ.ɑ̃s/.
What does "ignorance" mean?
As a noun, "ignorance" means: ignorância
How do you pronounce "ignorance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignorance" is /i.ɲɔʁ.ɑ̃s/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignorance" come from?
"ignorance" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ignorance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impressor#78,825involução#78,852fonógrafo#78,756marsupial#78,925

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list