negra

/[ˈneɣ̞ɾa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,686

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

negra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Figura musical que vale un cuarto de la redonda, la mitad de la blanca y el doble de la corchea. Es representada con la cifra 4. Pronounced [ˈneɣ̞ɾa]. It ranks #1,686 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with neta and nerd.

Key facts for negra
PropertyValue
Headwordnegra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈneɣ̞ɾa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,686
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of negra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for negra is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈneɣ̞ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,686 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for negra, with forms such as "engra", "neggra", and "negrra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "neta", "nerd", "negro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is negra, spelled N-E-G-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figura musical que vale un cuarto de la redonda, la mitad de la blanca y el doble de la corchea. Es representada con la cifra 4.
  2. 2
    Espada sin filo y con un botón en la punta, usada en las escuelas de esgrima.
  3. 3
    Mala suerte.
  4. 4
    Tratamiento de cariño hacia una mujer cercana y querida.
  5. 5
    Mujer de raza negra o de piel oscura.
  6. 6
    Cerveza negra.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: engra,neggra,negrra,nerga,ngera,nnegra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for negra

Misspelling Variants of "negra"

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Misspelling Variants of "negra"

Frequency rank: #1,686 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "negra"?
"negra" is spelled N-E-G-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈneɣ̞ɾa].
What does "negra" mean?
As a noun, "negra" means: Figura musical que vale un cuarto de la redonda, la mitad de la blanca y el doble de la corchea. Es representada con la cifra 4.
What words are commonly confused with "negra"?
"negra" is commonly confused with "neta", "nerd", "negro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negra" is [ˈneɣ̞ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negra" come from?
"negra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter N in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.