Which to use
“negaban” and “negará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,594
- “negaban” frequency rank
- #46,683
- “negará” frequency rank
- 77277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negaban | negará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de negar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes negaban and negará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: negaban vs negará
A purely visual mix-up. negaban ([neˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and negará ([neɣ̞aˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
negaban is recorded at frequency rank #30,594, classified as averb, pronounced [neˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. negará is at rank #46,683, tagged as averb, pronounced [neɣ̞aˈɾa].
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 77277, this pair ranks #16,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of negaban vs negará
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "negaban": b. Private to "negará": rá.
"negaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "negará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- negaban ← engaban · neagban · negaabn · negabann · negabban · negabna · negavan · negbaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "negaban" and "negará" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "negaban" or "negará"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "negaban" and "negará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "negaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negaban" and "negará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "near vs negará". 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 #16,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.