ignorovsintroWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ignoro is a verb, intro is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ignoro” is a verb and “intro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,356
“ignoro” frequency rank
#20,721
“intro” frequency rank
37077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ignoro intro
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ignorar. Introducción.

Where the eye mixes ignoro and intro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
ignoro
5 ch
intro

Visual trap between ignoro and intro

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ignoro is [iɣ̞ˈnoɾo] while intro is [ˈĩn̪t̪ɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ignoro is recorded at frequency rank #16,356, classified as averb, pronounced [iɣ̞ˈnoɾo]. intro is at rank #20,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈĩn̪t̪ɾo].

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 37077, this pair ranks #177,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ignoro vs intro

Shared letters: inor. Private to "ignoro": g. Private to "intro": t.

"ignoro" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "intro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ignoroginoro · iggnoro · ignnoro · ignoor · ignorro · ignroo · igonro · ingoro
  • introinntro · inrto · intor · intrro · inttro · itnro · nitro

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ignoro" for "intro" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ignoro" is a verb and "intro" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ignoro" or "intro" show up more?
"ignoro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,356 in our Spanish list, against #20,721 for "intro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ignoro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #177,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ignoro" and "intro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intro vs intuyo". 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 #177,233 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