Which to use
“negar” and “negaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,531
- “negar” frequency rank
- #13,098
- “negaron” frequency rank
- 17629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negar | negaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decir no, respondiendo a una pregunta. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes negar and negaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. negar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against negaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses negar with negaron
A purely visual mix-up. negar ([neˈɣ̞aɾ]) and negaron ([neˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 “negaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17629, 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]. negaron is at rank #13,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [neˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 17629, this pair ranks #271,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of negar vs negaron
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "negar": -. Private to "negaron": o.
"negar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "negaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "negar" for "negaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "negar" vs "negaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "negar" and "negaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "negar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negar" and "negaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negará vs negaron". 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 #271,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.