Which to use
“ignoramos” and “ignoraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,884
- “ignoramos” frequency rank
- #47,192
- “ignoraron” frequency rank
- 74076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignoramos | ignoraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ignorar. |
Where the eye mixes ignoramos and ignoraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ignoramos and ignoraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ignoramos and ignoraron
A purely visual mix-up. ignoramos ([iɣ̞noˈɾamos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignoramos is recorded at frequency rank #26,884, classified as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞noˈɾamos]. 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 74076, this pair ranks #22,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ignoramos vs ignoraron
Shared letters: aginor. Private to "ignoramos": ms. Private to "ignoraron": -.
"ignoramos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "ignoraron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ignoramos" and "ignoraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ignoramos" or "ignoraron"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoramos" 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 #22,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignoramos" 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 #22,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.