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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.

6 ch
ignore
7 ch
ignoren

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

  • ignore ← ginore · iggnore · ignnore · ignoer · ignorre · ignroe · igonre · ingore
  • ignoren ← ginoren · iggnoren · ignnoren · ignoern · ignorenn · ignorne · ignorren · ignroen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ignore" for "ignoren" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾe] versus [iɣ̞ˈnoɾẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ignore" vs "ignoren" - which ranks higher?
"ignore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,635 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

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list