Which to use
“ignoran” and “ignorar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,987
- “ignoran” frequency rank
- #5,841
- “ignorar” frequency rank
- 17828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignoran | ignorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. | Desconocer algo, o carecer de noticias de ello |
Where the eye mixes ignoran and ignorar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ignoran and ignorar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ignoran vs ignorar
A purely visual mix-up. ignoran ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾãn]) and ignorar ([iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “ignoran” becomes r in “ignorar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignoran is recorded at frequency rank #11,987, classified as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾãn]. ignorar is at rank #5,841, tagged as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞noˈɾaɾ].
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 17828, this pair ranks #270,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ignoran vs ignorar
Shared letters: aginor. Private to "ignoran": -. Private to "ignorar": -.
"ignoran" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "ignorar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ignoran" for "ignorar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ignoran" or "ignorar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignoran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignoran" and "ignorar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignoran 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 #270,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.