ignoramosvsignoraronConfusable pair

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“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.

9 ch
ignoramos
9 ch
ignoraron

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

  • ignoramos ← ginoramos · iggnoramos · ignnoramos · ignoarmos · ignorammos · ignoramoss · ignoramso · ignoraoms
  • ignoraron ← ginoraron · iggnoraron · ignnoraron · ignoarron · ignoraorn · ignorarno · ignoraronn · ignorarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ignoramos" and "ignoraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([iɣ̞noˈɾamos] versus [iɣ̞noˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ignoramos" or "ignoraron"?
"ignoramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,884 in our Spanish list, against #47,192 for "ignoraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list