negros

[ˈneɣ̞ɾos]

/[ˈneɣ̞ɾos]/ noun

The verdict

“negros” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,178
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de negro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-negros · negros · Spanish

negros · rank #2,178 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,178
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH nació

Nearest frequency peer: nació (-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 “negros”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “negros” 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).

negros vs nexos
67% similar
negros vs netos
67% similar
negros vs Nerón
33% similar

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

Key facts for negros
PropertyValue
Headwordnegros
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈneɣ̞ɾos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,178
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “negros”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “nació” (#2,177), “occidental” (#2,179), “motor” (#2,176). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “negros” va en #2,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around negros (IPA [ˈneɣ̞ɾos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,178 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de negro.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for negros, with forms such as "engros", "neggros", and "negors". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "nexos", "netos", "Nerón", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is negros, spelled N-E-G-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de negro.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • engros
  • neggros
  • negors
  • negross
  • negrros
  • negrso
  • nergos
  • ngeros
  • nnegros

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

engros2neggros1negors2negross1negrros1negrso2nergos2ngeros2
Edit distance from "negros"

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 "negros"?
"negros" is spelled N-E-G-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈneɣ̞ɾos].
What does "negros" mean?
As a noun, "negros" means: Forma del plural de negro.
What words are commonly confused with "negros"?
"negros" is commonly confused with "nexos", "netos", "Nerón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negros"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negros" is [ˈneɣ̞ɾos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negros" come from?
"negros" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list