# near vs negar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### near
*adjective · IPA /nɪə̯(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #49,160*
Cercano, próximo.

### negar
*verb · IPA [neˈɣ̞aɾ] · frequency rank #4,531*
Decir no, respondiendo a una pregunta.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/near-vs-negar