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Which to use

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

#33,165
“ignoras” frequency rank
#27,635
“ignore” frequency rank
60800
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignoras ignore
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de ignorar.

Where the eye mixes ignoras and ignore

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ignoras runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against ignore's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
ignoras
6 ch
ignore

Why the eye confuses ignoras with ignore

A purely visual mix-up. ignoras ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾas]) and ignore ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾe]) 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 60800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignoras is recorded at frequency rank #33,165, classified as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾas]. ignore is at rank #27,635, tagged as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾe].

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 60800, this pair ranks #57,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ignoras vs ignore

Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ignoras": as. Private to "ignore": e.

"ignoras" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "ignore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignoras ← ginoras · iggnoras · ignnoras · ignoars · ignorass · ignorras · ignorsa · ignroas
  • ignore ← ginore · iggnore · ignnore · ignoer · ignorre · ignroe · igonre · ingore

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ignoras" for "ignore" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾas] versus [iɣ̞ˈnoɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ignoras" or "ignore"?
"ignore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,635 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 "ignoras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ignore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignoras" and "ignore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignoradas vs ignoras". 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 #57,694 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