Which to use
“ignorado” and “ignoraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,355
- “ignorado” frequency rank
- #47,192
- “ignoraron” frequency rank
- 63547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignorado | ignoraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de ignorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ignorar. |
Where the eye mixes ignorado and ignoraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ignorado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against ignoraron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ignorado with ignoraron
A purely visual mix-up. ignorado ([iɣ̞noˈɾað̞o]) and ignoraron ([iɣ̞noˈɾaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignorado is recorded at frequency rank #16,355, classified as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞noˈɾað̞o]. ignoraron is at rank #47,192, tagged as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞noˈɾaɾõn].
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 63547, this pair ranks #48,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ignorado vs ignoraron
Shared letters: aginor. Private to "ignorado": d. Private to "ignoraron": -.
"ignorado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "ignoraron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ignorado" and "ignoraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ignorado" or "ignoraron"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ignorado" and "ignoraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignorado" and "ignoraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignorados vs ignoraron". 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 #48,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.