# nears vs Negros

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### nears
*verb · IPA /nɪə(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #33,757*
third-person singular simple present indicative of near

### Negros
*name · IPA /ˈn̪ɛ.ɡɾos/ · frequency rank #49,521*
An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nears-vs-negros