ignorar vs ignoro, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ignorar and ignoro apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

ignorar

6 ch

ignoro

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

ignorar ← ginorar · iggnorar · ignnorar · ignoarr · ignorarr · ignorra · ignorrar · ignroar
ignoro ← ginoro · iggnoro · ignnoro · ignoor · ignorro · ignroo · igonro · ingoro

Frequency comparison

ignorar#4,824

ignoro#34,754

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ignorar" and "ignoro" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/i.ɡnu.ˈɾaɾ/ versus /iːɡˈnoː.roː/, /iːŋˈnoː.roː/.) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "ignorar" or "ignoro"?

"ignorar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,824 in our Portuguese list, against #34,754 for "ignoro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ignorar vs ignoro

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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