Which to use
“negar” and “niegan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,531
- “negar” frequency rank
- #9,161
- “niegan” frequency rank
- 13692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negar | niegan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decir no, respondiendo a una pregunta. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes negar and niegan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: negar vs niegan
A purely visual mix-up. negar ([neˈɣ̞aɾ]) and niegan ([ˈnjeɣ̞ãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13692, 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]. niegan is at rank #9,161, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞ãn].
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 13692, this pair ranks #286,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of negar vs niegan
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "negar": r. Private to "niegan": i.
"negar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "niegan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "negar" and "niegan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "negar" or "niegan"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "negar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niegan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negar" and "niegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niegan vs nietas". 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 #286,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.