ignorar

/[iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,841

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

ignorar is aSpanishverb. It means: Desconocer algo, o carecer de noticias de ello Pronounced [iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ]. It ranks #5,841 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ignoro and ignore.

Key facts for ignorar
PropertyValue
Headwordignorar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,841
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ignorar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ignorar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,841 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ignorar, with forms such as "ginorar", "iggnorar", and "ignnorar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ignoro", "ignore", "innovar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ignorar, spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Desconocer algo, o carecer de noticias de ello
  2. 2
    No prestar atención a alguien.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ginorar,iggnorar,ignnorar,ignoarr,ignorarr,ignorra,ignorrar,ignroar,igonrar,ingorar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ignorar

Misspelling Variants of "ignorar"

ginorar7iggnorar8ignnorar8ignoarr7ignorarr8ignorra7ignorrar8ignroar7
Misspelling Variants of "ignorar"

Frequency rank: #5,841 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ignorar"?
"ignorar" is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ].
What does "ignorar" mean?
As a verb, "ignorar" means: Desconocer algo, o carecer de noticias de ello
What words are commonly confused with "ignorar"?
"ignorar" is commonly confused with "ignoro", "ignore", "innovar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ignorar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignorar" is [iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignorar" come from?
"ignorar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.