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“ignoramos” and “ignoras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,884
“ignoramos” frequency rank
#33,165
“ignoras” frequency rank
60049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignoramos ignoras
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de ignorar.

Where the eye mixes ignoramos and ignoras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ignoramos runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against ignoras's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
ignoramos
7 ch
ignoras

Why the eye confuses ignoramos with ignoras

A purely visual mix-up. ignoramos ([iɣ̞noˈɾamos]) and ignoras ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60049, 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]. ignoras is at rank #33,165, tagged as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾas].

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 60049, this pair ranks #60,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ignoramos vs ignoras

Shared letters: aginors. Private to "ignoramos": m. Private to "ignoras": -.

"ignoramos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "ignoras" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignoramos ← ginoramos · iggnoramos · ignnoramos · ignoarmos · ignorammos · ignoramoss · ignoramso · ignoraoms
  • ignoras ← ginoras · iggnoras · ignnoras · ignoars · ignorass · ignorras · ignorsa · ignroas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ignoramos" and "ignoras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([iɣ̞noˈɾamos] versus [iɣ̞ˈnoɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ignoramos" vs "ignoras" - which ranks higher?
"ignoramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,884 in our Spanish list, against #33,165 for "ignoras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ignoramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ignoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignoramos" and "ignoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignoramos 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 #60,325 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