Which to use
“negar” and “negarme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,531
- “negar” frequency rank
- #44,333
- “negarme” frequency rank
- 48864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negar | negarme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decir no, respondiendo a una pregunta. | Negar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes negar and negarme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: negar vs negarme
A purely visual mix-up. negar ([neˈɣ̞aɾ]) and negarme ([neˈɣ̞aɾme]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “negar” sits inside “negarme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48864, 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]. negarme is at rank #44,333, tagged as averb, pronounced [neˈɣ̞aɾme].
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 48864, this pair ranks #112,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of negar vs negarme
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "negar": -. Private to "negarme": m.
"negar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "negarme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "negar" and "negarme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "negar" or "negarme" show up more?
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 "negar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negarme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negar" and "negarme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negará vs negarme". 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 #112,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.