Which to use
“negado” is an adjective and “notado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,865
- “negado” frequency rank
- #8,032
- “notado” frequency rank
- 17897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negado | notado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Incapaz o totalmente inepto para una cosa. | Participio de notar. |
Where the eye mixes negado and notado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. negado and notado 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 notado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: negado is [neˈɣ̞að̞o] while notado is [noˈt̪að̞o]. 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 17897, 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]. notado is at rank #8,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [noˈt̪að̞o].
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 17897, this pair ranks #270,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of negado vs notado
Shared letters: adno. Private to "negado": eg. Private to "notado": t.
"negado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "notado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "negado" and "notado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "negado" vs "notado" - 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 "negado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "notado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negado" and "notado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negado 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 #270,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.