ignorante
Portuguese, noun/i.ɡi.noˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
ignorante is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,843rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ignorante is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “an ignoramus, an ignorant person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa de pouca cultura”.
What does ignorante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineignorant (characterized by ignorance)
- 2
femininemasculineaggressive, brutal
- 3
femininemasculinerude, discourteous
noun
- 1
femininemasculinean ignoramus, an ignorant person
- 2
femininemasculinea rude person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de pessoa de pouca cultura 2. diz-se de quem critica algo sem conhecer 3. diz-se daquele que desconhece o assunto
noun: 1. pessoa de pouca cultura 2. quem critica algo sem conhecer 3. aquele que desconhece o assunto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ignorante
- ignorantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ignorante?
- Brazil /i.ɡi.noˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil /iɡ.noˈɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /iɡ.nuˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ignorante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ignorante in Portuguese?
ignorante appears 5.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).