negado

[neˈɣ̞að̞o]

/[neˈɣ̞að̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“negado” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,865
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-negado · negado · Spanish

negado · rank #9,865 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,865
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH multimedia

Nearest frequency peer: multimedia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “negado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “negado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

negado vs negro
67% similar
negado vs negar
67% similar
negado vs notado
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for negado
PropertyValue
Headwordnegado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[neˈɣ̞að̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,865
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “negado”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).negadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “multimedia” (#9,864), “orientales” (#9,866), “monjes” (#9,863). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “negado” va en #9,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around negado (IPA [neˈɣ̞að̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,865 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for negado, with forms such as "engado", "neagdo", and "negaddo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "negro", "negar", "notado", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is negado, spelled N-E-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa.
  2. 2
    Dícese de los primitivos cristianos que renegaban de la fe.
  3. 3
    Ignorante.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • engado
  • neagdo
  • negaddo
  • negaod
  • negdao
  • neggado
  • ngeado
  • nnegado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of negado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

engado2neagdo2negaddo1negaod2negdao2neggado1ngeado2nnegado1
Edit distance from "negado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "negado"?
"negado" is spelled N-E-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [neˈɣ̞að̞o].
What does "negado" mean?
As an adjective, "negado" means: Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "negado"?
"negado" is commonly confused with "negro", "negar", "notado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negado" is [neˈɣ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negado" come from?
"negado" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "negado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

monjes#9,863Martha#9,859Island#9,845iremos#9,844

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

tierno8 variantstrauma8 variantstregua8 variantsfallado8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list