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Which to use

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

#33,165
“ignoras” frequency rank
#16,356
“ignoro” frequency rank
49521
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes ignoras and ignoro

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

7 ch
ignoras
6 ch
ignoro

Visual trap between ignoras and ignoro

A purely visual mix-up. ignoras ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾas]) and ignoro ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾo]) 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 49521, 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]. ignoro is at rank #16,356, tagged as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾo].

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 49521, this pair ranks #108,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignoras vs ignoro

Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ignoras": as. Private to "ignoro": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignorasginoras · iggnoras · ignnoras · ignoars · ignorass · ignorras · ignorsa · ignroas
  • ignoroginoro · iggnoro · ignnoro · ignoor · ignorro · ignroo · igonro · ingoro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ignoras" and "ignoro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾas] versus [iɣ̞ˈnoɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ignoras" or "ignoro" show up more?
"ignoro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,356 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

Eye-level mix-up between "ignoras" and "ignoro" 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 "ignoro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignoras" and "ignoro" 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 #108,363 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