Which to use
“negaban” and “negaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,594
- “negaban” frequency rank
- #13,098
- “negaron” frequency rank
- 43692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negaban | negaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de negar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes negaban and negaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. negaban and negaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: negaban vs negaron
A purely visual mix-up. negaban ([neˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and negaron ([neˈɣ̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43692, 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]. negaron is at rank #13,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [neˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 43692, this pair ranks #141,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of negaban vs negaron
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "negaban": b. Private to "negaron": or.
"negaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "negaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "negaban" for "negaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "negaban" or "negaron"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "negaban" and "negaron" 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 "negaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negaban" and "negaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negaban 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 #141,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.