Which to use
“negado” and “nevado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,865
- “negado” frequency rank
- #28,086
- “nevado” frequency rank
- 37951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negado | nevado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa. | Cubierto de nieve. |
Where the eye mixes negado and nevado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. negado and nevado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between negado and nevado
A purely visual mix-up. negado ([neˈɣ̞að̞o]) and nevado ([neˈβ̞að̞o]) 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 a single letter - g in “negado” becomes v in “nevado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37951, 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]. nevado is at rank #28,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced [neˈβ̞að̞o].
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 37951, this pair ranks #172,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of negado vs nevado
Shared letters: adeno. Private to "negado": g. Private to "nevado": v.
"negado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "nevado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "negado" and "nevado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "negado" vs "nevado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "nevado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negado" and "nevado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nevado vs nevados". 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 #172,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.