# neg vs negro

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### neg
*noun · IPA /nɛɡ/ · frequency rank #36,260*
Clipping of negative.

### negro
*adjective · IPA /ˈniɡɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #10,732*
Relating to a black ethnicity.

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