Which to use
“ignore” and “ignoro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,635
- “ignore” frequency rank
- #16,356
- “ignoro” frequency rank
- 43991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignore | ignoro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de ignorar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. |
Where the eye mixes ignore and ignoro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ignore and ignoro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ignore with ignoro
A purely visual mix-up. ignore ([iɣ̞ˈnoɾe]) 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 a single letter - e in “ignore” becomes o in “ignoro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43991, 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]. 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 43991, this pair ranks #139,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignore vs ignoro
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ignore": e. Private to "ignoro": -.
"ignore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ignoro" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ignore" and "ignoro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ignore" vs "ignoro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "ignoro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignore" and "ignoro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignore 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 #139,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.