negritos

/[neˈɣ̞ɾit̪os]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,736

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

negritos is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de negrito. Pronounced [neˈɣ̞ɾit̪os]. Often confused with negros and negrita.

Key facts for negritos
PropertyValue
Headwordnegritos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[neˈɣ̞ɾit̪os]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,736
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for negritos is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [neˈɣ̞ɾit̪os]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,736 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de negrito.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for negritos, with forms such as "engritos", "neggritos", and "negirtos". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "negros", "negrita", "negrito", 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 negritos, spelled N-E-G-R-I-T-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de negrito.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: engritos,neggritos,negirtos,negriots,negritoss,negritso,negrittos,negrritos,negrtios,nergitos,ngeritos,nnegritos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for negritos

Misspelling Variants of "negritos"

engritos8neggritos9negirtos8negriots8negritoss9negritso8negrittos9negrritos9
Misspelling Variants of "negritos"

Frequency rank: #43,736 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "negritos"?
"negritos" is spelled N-E-G-R-I-T-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [neˈɣ̞ɾit̪os].
What does "negritos" mean?
As a noun, "negritos" means: Forma del plural de negrito.
What words are commonly confused with "negritos"?
"negritos" is commonly confused with "negros", "negrita", "negrito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negritos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negritos" is [neˈɣ̞ɾit̪os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negritos" come from?
"negritos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.