ndevsneWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: nde is a pronoun, ne is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nde” is a pronoun and “ne” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,972
“nde” frequency rank
#8,998
“ne” frequency rank
49970
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nde ne
Definition Tú, vos, usted. Pronombre personal de segunda persona singular No.

Letter map: nde vs ne

Shared letters muted; letters that set nde and ne apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
nde
2 ch
ne

Role in the sentence - nde and ne

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nde is apronoun and neanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nde is recorded at frequency rank #40,972, classified as apron, pronounced [ⁿde]. 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 49970, this pair ranks #105,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nde vs ne

Shared letters: en. Private to "nde": d. Private to "ne": -.

"nde" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "ne" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nde" and "ne" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nde" is a pronoun and "ne" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "nde" or "ne" show up more?
"ne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,998 in our Spanish list, against #40,972 for "nde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nde" and "ne".

  • Full dictionary entry for "nde" 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 #105,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nde" and "ne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nde vs nox". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #105,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list