Which to use
“niegas” and “niego” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,706
- “niegas” frequency rank
- #9,331
- “niego” frequency rank
- 46037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niegas | niego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes niegas and niego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. niegas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against niego's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses niegas with niego
A purely visual mix-up. niegas ([ˈnjeɣ̞as]) and niego ([ˈnjeɣ̞o]) 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 46037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niegas is recorded at frequency rank #36,706, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞as]. niego is at rank #9,331, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞o].
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 46037, this pair ranks #128,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niegas vs niego
Shared letters: egin. Private to "niegas": as. Private to "niego": o.
"niegas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "niego" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "niegas" and "niego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "niegas" vs "niego" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "niegas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niegas" and "niego" 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 #128,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.