Which to use
“negra” is a noun and “negras” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,686
- “negra” frequency rank
- #4,356
- “negras” frequency rank
- 6042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negra | negras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Figura musical que vale un cuarto de la redonda, la mitad de la blanca y el doble de la corchea. Es representada con la cifra 4. | Forma del femenino plural de negro. |
Where the eye mixes negra and negras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. negra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against negras's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: negra vs negras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: negra is [ˈneɣ̞ɾa] while negras is [ˈneɣ̞ɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “negra” sits inside “negras”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
negra is recorded at frequency rank #1,686, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈneɣ̞ɾa]. negras is at rank #4,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈneɣ̞ɾas].
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 6042, this pair ranks #311,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of negra vs negras
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "negra": -. Private to "negras": s.
"negra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "negras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "negra" for "negras" ever safe?
Which is more common, "negra" or "negras"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "negra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negra" and "negras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negará vs negras". 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 #311,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.