deny
/dɪˈnaɪ/
The verdict
“deny” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Negar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-deny · deny · Spanish
deny · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deny |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈnaɪ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “deny” en español
Rare enough to double-check
deny is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈnaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for deny in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is deny, spelled D-E-N-Y.
Definition
- 1Negar.
- 2Rechazar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deny appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.