negativo

[neɣ̞aˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[neɣ̞aˈt̪iβ̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“negativo” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,724
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que incluye o contiene negación o contradicción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-negativo · negativo · Spanish

negativo · rank #3,724 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,724
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH muestras

Nearest frequency peer: muestras (-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 “negativo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “negativo” 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).

negativo vs negativos
89% similar
negativo vs nativo
75% similar
negativo vs negativa
88% similar

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

Key facts for negativo
PropertyValue
Headwordnegativo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[neɣ̞aˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,724
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “negativo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.negativocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “muestras” (#3,723), “muchachos” (#3,722), “oración” (#3,726). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “negativo” va en #3,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around negativo (IPA [neɣ̞aˈt̪iβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,724 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for negativo, with forms such as "engativo", "neagtivo", and "negaitvo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "negativos", "nativo", "negativa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is negativo, spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que incluye o contiene negación o contradicción.
  2. 2
    Perteneciente a la negación.
  3. 3
    Aplícase al reo o testigo que, preguntado jurídicamente, no confiesa el delito o niega lo que se le pregunta.
  4. 4
    Persona pesimista.
  5. 5
    Cantidad precedida de un guion que se lee menos antes de nombrar la cantidad. No figuran en la numeración natural y se usan para denotar déficit.

Antonyms

afirmativopositivoafirmativopositivooptimistapositivopositivo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • engativo
  • neagtivo
  • negaitvo
  • negatibo
  • negatiov
  • negativvo
  • negattivo
  • negatvio
  • neggativo
  • negtaivo
  • ngeativo
  • nnegativo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of negativo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

engativo2neagtivo2negaitvo2negatibo1negatiov2negativvo1negattivo1negatvio2
Edit distance from "negativo"

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 "negativo"?
"negativo" is spelled N-E-G-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [neɣ̞aˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "negativo" mean?
As an adjective, "negativo" means: Que incluye o contiene negación o contradicción.
What words are commonly confused with "negativo"?
"negativo" is commonly confused with "negativos", "nativo", "negativa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negativo" is [neɣ̞aˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negativo" come from?
"negativo" 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 "negativo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

muestras#3,723menciona#3,720permitió#3,729producen#3,730

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

habiendo12 variantssesiones12 variantsgabinete12 variantsacadémico12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list