Which to use
“negarme” and “negarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,333
- “negarme” frequency rank
- #13,099
- “negarse” frequency rank
- 57432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negarme | negarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Negar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). | No admitir uno al que va a buscarle a su casa, haciendo decir que está fuera. |
Where the eye mixes negarme and negarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. negarme and negarse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses negarme with negarse
A purely visual mix-up. negarme ([neˈɣ̞aɾme]) and negarse ([neˈɣ̞aɾse]) 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 a single letter - m in “negarme” becomes s in “negarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57432, 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]. negarse is at rank #13,099, tagged as averb, pronounced [neˈɣ̞aɾse].
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 57432, this pair ranks #70,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of negarme vs negarse
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "negarme": m. Private to "negarse": s.
"negarme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "negarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "negarme" and "negarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "negarme" or "negarse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "negarme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negarme" and "negarse" 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 #70,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.