Which to use
“niegan” and “niegue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,161
- “niegan” frequency rank
- #22,789
- “niegue” frequency rank
- 31950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niegan | niegue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes niegan and niegue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. niegan (CVVCVC) and niegue (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: niegan vs niegue
A purely visual mix-up. niegan ([ˈnjeɣ̞ãn]) and niegue ([ˈnjeɣ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31950, 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]. niegue is at rank #22,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞e].
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 31950, this pair ranks #204,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niegan vs niegue
Shared letters: egin. Private to "niegan": a. Private to "niegue": u.
"niegan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "niegue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "niegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niegue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niegan" and "niegue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niegue vs niegues". 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 #204,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.