Which to use
“ignorar” and “ignoro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,824
- “ignorar” frequency rank
- #34,754
- “ignoro” frequency rank
- 39578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ignorar | ignoro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não saber, não conhecer | não saber, desconhecer |
Where the eye mixes ignorar and ignoro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ignorar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against ignoro's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ignorar and ignoro
A purely visual mix-up. ignorar (/i.ɡnu.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ignorar is recorded at frequency rank #4,824, classified as averb, pronounced /i.ɡnu.ˈɾaɾ/. 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 39578, this pair ranks #26,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ignorar vs ignoro
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "ignorar": a. Private to "ignoro": -.
"ignorar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "ignoro" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ignorar" and "ignoro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ignorar" or "ignoro"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ignorar" and "ignoro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ignorar" 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 #26,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ignorar" 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 #26,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.