Which to use
“ignora” and “ignoro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,548
- “ignora” frequency rank
- #34,754
- “ignoro” frequency rank
- 45302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignora | ignoro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo ignorar | não saber, desconhecer |
Where the eye mixes ignora and ignoro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ignora with ignoro
A purely visual mix-up. ignora (/i.ɡi'noɾa/ [iɡ'noɾa]) and ignoro (/iːɡˈnoː.roː/, /iːŋˈnoː.roː/.) 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 - a in “ignora” becomes o in “ignoro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignora is recorded at frequency rank #10,548, classified as averb, pronounced /i.ɡi'noɾa/ [iɡ'noɾa]. ignoro is at rank #34,754, tagged as averb, pronounced /iːɡˈnoː.roː/, /iːŋˈnoː.roː/..
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 45302, this pair ranks #20,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignora vs ignoro
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ignora": a. Private to "ignoro": -.
"ignora" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ignoro" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ignora" and "ignoro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ignora" vs "ignoro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignora" 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 #20,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignora" and "ignoro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ignoro vs intro". 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 #20,098 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.