Which to use
“nace” is a verb and “ne” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,271
- “nace” frequency rank
- #8,998
- “ne” frequency rank
- 12269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nace | ne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de nacer. | No. |
Letter map: nace vs ne
Shared letters muted; letters that set nace and ne apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - nace and ne
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nace is averb and neanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nace is recorded at frequency rank #3,271, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnase]. ne is at rank #8,998, tagged as anadv.
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 12269, this pair ranks #292,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nace vs ne
Shared letters: en. Private to "nace": ac. Private to "ne": -.
"nace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ne" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nace ← ance · nacce · naec · nase · ncae · nnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nace" for "ne" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "nace" or "ne" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nace" and "ne".
- Full dictionary entry for "nace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nace" and "ne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ne vs nox". 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 #292,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.