Which to use
“negar” and “negará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,531
- “negar” frequency rank
- #46,683
- “negará” frequency rank
- 51214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negar | negará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decir no, respondiendo a una pregunta. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes negar and negará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. negar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against negará's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between negar and negará
A purely visual mix-up. negar ([neˈɣ̞aɾ]) and negará ([neɣ̞aˈɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “negar” sits inside “negará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
negar is recorded at frequency rank #4,531, classified as averb, pronounced [neˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 51214, this pair ranks #99,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of negar vs negará
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "negar": -. Private to "negará": á.
"negar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "negará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- negar ← engar · neagr · negarr · neggar · ngear · nnegar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "negar" and "negará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "negar" or "negará"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "negar" 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 #99,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negar" 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 #99,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.