negrivsnegrosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#38,842
“negri” frequency rank
#2,178
“negros” frequency rank
41020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature negri negros
Definition Vocativo usado para dirigirse hacia una persona con el significado de “negro”. Forma del plural de negro.

Where the eye mixes negri and negros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. negri runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against negros's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
negri
6 ch
negros

Visual trap between negri and negros

A purely visual mix-up. negri ([ˈneɣ̞ɾi]) and negros ([ˈneɣ̞ɾos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

negri is recorded at frequency rank #38,842, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈneɣ̞ɾi]. negros is at rank #2,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈneɣ̞ɾos].

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 41020, this pair ranks #155,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of negri vs negros

Shared letters: egnr. Private to "negri": i. Private to "negros": os.

"negri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "negros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • negri ← engri · neggri · negir · negrri · nergi · ngeri · nnegri
  • negros ← engros · neggros · negors · negross · negrros · negrso · nergos · ngeros

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "negri" and "negros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈneɣ̞ɾi] versus [ˈneɣ̞ɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "negri" or "negros"?
"negros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,178 in our Spanish list, against #38,842 for "negri". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "negri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "negros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "negri" and "negros" 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 #155,930 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