Which to use
“denegado” is an adjective and “denegó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,020
- “denegado” frequency rank
- #47,706
- “denegó” frequency rank
- 77726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denegado | denegó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha sido rechazado, que no ha sido otorgado o autorizado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de denegar. |
Where the eye mixes denegado and denegó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. denegado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against denegó's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: denegado vs denegó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denegado is [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞o] while denegó is [d̪eneˈɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denegado is recorded at frequency rank #30,020, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eneˈɣ̞að̞o]. denegó is at rank #47,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eneˈɣ̞o].
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 77726, this pair ranks #15,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of denegado vs denegó
Shared letters: degn. Private to "denegado": ao. Private to "denegó": ó.
"denegado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "denegó" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denegado ← ddenegado · deengado · deneagdo · denegaddo · denegaod · denegdao · deneggado · dengeado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "denegado" and "denegó" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "denegado" or "denegó" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "denegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denegó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denegado" and "denegó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denegar 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 #15,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.