# Negrete vs negrito

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Negrete
*name · IPA [neˈɣ̞ɾet̪e] · frequency rank #40,974*
Apellido.

### negrito
*adjective · IPA [neˈɣ̞ɾit̪o] · frequency rank #28,466*
Diminutivo del adjetivo negro.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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