negarmevsnegaronConfusable pair

Which to use

“negarme” and “negaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,333
“negarme” frequency rank
#13,098
“negaron” frequency rank
57431
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature negarme negaron
Definition Negar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). 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 negarme and negaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. negarme (CVCVCCV) and negaron (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
negarme
7 ch
negaron

Visual trap between negarme and negaron

A purely visual mix-up. negarme ([neˈɣ̞aɾme]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

negarme is recorded at frequency rank #44,333, classified as averb, pronounced [neˈɣ̞aɾme]. 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 57431, this pair ranks #70,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of negarme vs negaron

Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "negarme": m. Private to "negaron": o.

"negarme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "negaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • negarme ← engarme · neagrme · negamre · negarem · negarmme · negarrme · neggarme · negrame
  • negaron ← engaron · neagron · negaorn · negarno · negaronn · negarron · neggaron · negraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "negarme" for "negaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([neˈɣ̞aɾme] versus [neˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "negarme" vs "negaron" - which ranks higher?
"negaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,098 in our Spanish list, against #44,333 for "negarme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "negarme" 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 #70,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "negarme" and "negaron" 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 #70,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list