Which to use
“denegada” is a participle and “denegado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,049
- “denegada” frequency rank
- #30,020
- “denegado” frequency rank
- 64069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denegada | denegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de denegado, participio de denegar. | Que ha sido rechazado, que no ha sido otorgado o autorizado. |
Where the eye mixes denegada and denegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between denegada and denegado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denegada is [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞a] while denegado is [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “denegada” becomes o in “denegado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denegada is recorded at frequency rank #34,049, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞a]. denegado is at rank #30,020, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64069, this pair ranks #46,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of denegada vs denegado
Shared letters: adegn. Private to "denegada": -. Private to "denegado": o.
"denegada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "denegado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "denegada" for "denegado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "denegada" vs "denegado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "denegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denegada" and "denegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denegado vs denegó". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.