Which to use
“negada” is a participle and “nevadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,307
- “negada” frequency rank
- #31,460
- “nevadas” frequency rank
- 63767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negada | nevadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de negado, participio de negar o de negarse. | Forma del femenino plural de nevado. |
Where the eye mixes negada and nevadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses negada with nevadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: negada is [neˈɣ̞að̞a] while nevadas is [neˈβ̞að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
negada is recorded at frequency rank #32,307, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [neˈɣ̞að̞a]. nevadas is at rank #31,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced [neˈβ̞að̞as].
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 63767, this pair ranks #47,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of negada vs nevadas
Shared letters: aden. Private to "negada": g. Private to "nevadas": sv.
"negada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "nevadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "negada" for "nevadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "negada" vs "nevadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "negada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nevadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negada" and "nevadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negada 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 #47,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.