Which to use
“ignora” is a verb and “ignorada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,269
- “ignora” frequency rank
- #24,526
- “ignorada” frequency rank
- 32795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignora | ignorada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. | Forma del femenino de ignorado, participio de ignorar. |
Where the eye mixes ignora and ignorada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ignora vs ignorada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ignora is [iɣ̞ˈnoɾa] while ignorada is [iɣ̞noˈɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ignora” sits inside “ignorada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignora is recorded at frequency rank #8,269, classified as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾa]. ignorada is at rank #24,526, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [iɣ̞noˈɾað̞a].
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 32795, this pair ranks #200,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignora vs ignorada
Shared letters: aginor. Private to "ignora": -. Private to "ignorada": d.
"ignora" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ignorada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ignora" and "ignorada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ignora" vs "ignorada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ignora" and "ignorada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignora" and "ignorada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignorada vs ignoradas". 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 #200,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.