Which to use
“niegan” and “niegas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,161
- “niegan” frequency rank
- #36,706
- “niegas” frequency rank
- 45867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niegan | niegas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes niegan and niegas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. niegan and niegas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses niegan with niegas
A purely visual mix-up. niegan ([ˈnjeɣ̞ãn]) and niegas ([ˈnjeɣ̞as]) 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 - n in “niegan” becomes s in “niegas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niegan is recorded at frequency rank #9,161, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞ãn]. niegas is at rank #36,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞as].
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 45867, this pair ranks #129,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niegan vs niegas
Shared letters: aegin. Private to "niegan": -. Private to "niegas": s.
"niegan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "niegas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "niegan" and "niegas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "niegan" vs "niegas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "niegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niegas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niegan" and "niegas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niegas vs nietas". 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 #129,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.