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

#33,165
“ignoras” frequency rank
#39,274
“ignoren” frequency rank
72439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignoras ignoren
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ignorar.

Where the eye mixes ignoras and ignoren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
ignoras
7 ch
ignoren

Visual trap between ignoras and ignoren

A purely visual mix-up. ignoras ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾas]) and ignoren ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾẽn]) 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 72439, 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]. ignoren is at rank #39,274, tagged as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾẽn].

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 72439, this pair ranks #25,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ignoras vs ignoren

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

"ignoras" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "ignoren" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignorasginoras · iggnoras · ignnoras · ignoars · ignorass · ignorras · ignorsa · ignroas
  • ignorenginoren · iggnoren · ignnoren · ignoern · ignorenn · ignorne · ignorren · ignroen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ignoras" for "ignoren" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾas] versus [iɣ̞ˈnoɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ignoras" vs "ignoren" - which ranks higher?
"ignoras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,165 in our Spanish list, against #39,274 for "ignoren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ignoras" and "ignoren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ignoras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ignoren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignoras" and "ignoren" 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 #25,342 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