Which to use
“negra” and “negri” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,686
- “negra” frequency rank
- #38,842
- “negri” frequency rank
- 40528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negra | negri |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Vocativo usado para dirigirse hacia una persona con el significado de “negro”. |
Where the eye mixes negra and negri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. negra and negri follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between negra and negri
A purely visual mix-up. negra ([ˈneɣ̞ɾa]) and negri ([ˈneɣ̞ɾi]) 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 - a in “negra” becomes i in “negri”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40528, 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]. negri is at rank #38,842, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈneɣ̞ɾi].
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 40528, this pair ranks #158,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of negra vs negri
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "negra": a. Private to "negri": i.
"negra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "negri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "negra" and "negri" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "negra" vs "negri" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "negra" and "negri" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "negra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negra" and "negri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "near vs negri". 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 #158,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.