ignorante

[iɣ̞noˈɾãn̪t̪e]

/[iɣ̞noˈɾãn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“ignorante” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,270. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,270
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Falto de conocimiento, inteligencia, madurez, o educación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ignorante · ignorante · Spanish

ignorante · rank #8,270 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,270
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH ignora

Nearest frequency peer: ignora (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ignorante”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ignorante” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ignorante vs ignorantes
90% similar
ignorante vs ignoran
78% similar
ignorante vs ignorando
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ignorante
PropertyValue
Headwordignorante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[iɣ̞noˈɾãn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,270
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ignorante”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ignorantecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ignora” (#8,269), “incidencia” (#8,271), “Ho” (#8,268). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ignorante” va en #8,270. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ignorante (IPA [iɣ̞noˈɾãn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,270 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ignorante, with forms such as "ginorante", "iggnorante", and "ignnorante". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ignorantes", "ignoran", "ignorando", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ignorante, spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falto de conocimiento, inteligencia, madurez, o educación.
  2. 2
    Que no tiene conocimiento o información de un tema en particular.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ginorante
  • iggnorante
  • ignnorante
  • ignoarnte
  • ignoranet
  • ignorannte
  • ignorantte
  • ignoratne
  • ignornate
  • ignorrante
  • ignroante
  • igonrante
  • ingorante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ignorante - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ginorante2iggnorante1ignnorante1ignoarnte2ignoranet2ignorannte1ignorantte1ignoratne2
Edit distance from "ignorante"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ignorante"?
"ignorante" is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iɣ̞noˈɾãn̪t̪e].
What does "ignorante" mean?
As an adjective, "ignorante" means: Falto de conocimiento, inteligencia, madurez, o educación.
What words are commonly confused with "ignorante"?
"ignorante" is commonly confused with "ignorantes", "ignoran", "ignorando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ignorante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignorante" is [iɣ̞noˈɾãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignorante" come from?
"ignorante" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list