negado
Spanish, adjective/neˈɡado/
negado is spelled N-E-G-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,778th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Negado is a Spanish adjective meaning “incompetent, hopeless, useless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of negar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa”.
What does negado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
incompetent, hopeless, useless
verb
- 1
past participle of negar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa. 2. Dícese de los primitivos cristianos que renegaban de la fe. 3. Ignorante.
verb: 1. Participio de negar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of negado
- negada feminine
- negados masculine plural
- negadas feminine plural
- negadísimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce negado?
- /neˈɡado/
- [neˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
- [neˈɣ̞að̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to negado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is negado in Spanish?
negado appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).