Which to use
“ignore” and “ignoren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,635
- “ignore” frequency rank
- #39,274
- “ignoren” frequency rank
- 66909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignore | ignoren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de ignorar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ignorar. |
Where the eye mixes ignore and ignoren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ignore runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against ignoren's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ignore and ignoren
A purely visual mix-up. ignore ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾe]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ignore” sits inside “ignoren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignore is recorded at frequency rank #27,635, classified as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾe]. 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 66909, this pair ranks #38,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ignore vs ignoren
Shared letters: eginor. Private to "ignore": -. Private to "ignoren": -.
"ignore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ignoren" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ignore" for "ignoren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ignore" vs "ignoren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignore" 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 #38,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignore" and "ignoren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignoras vs ignoren". 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 #38,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.