Which to use
“negado” is an adjective and “negará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,865
- “negado” frequency rank
- #46,683
- “negará” frequency rank
- 56548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negado | negará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes negado and negará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. negado and negará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses negado with negará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: negado is [neˈɣ̞að̞o] while negará is [neɣ̞aˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
negado is recorded at frequency rank #9,865, classified as anadj, pronounced [neˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 56548, this pair ranks #74,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of negado vs negará
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "negado": do. Private to "negará": rá.
"negado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "negará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- negado ← engado · neagdo · negaddo · negaod · negdao · neggado · ngeado · nnegado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "negado" for "negará" ever safe?
Which is more common, "negado" or "negará"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "negado" 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 #74,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negado" 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 #74,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.