Which to use
“niegas” and “niegues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,706
- “niegas” frequency rank
- #42,587
- “niegues” frequency rank
- 79293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niegas | niegues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes niegas and niegues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. niegas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against niegues's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between niegas and niegues
A purely visual mix-up. niegas ([ˈnjeɣ̞as]) and niegues ([ˈnjeɣ̞es]) 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 79293, 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]. niegues is at rank #42,587, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞es].
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 79293, this pair ranks #13,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of niegas vs niegues
Shared letters: egins. Private to "niegas": a. Private to "niegues": u.
"niegas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "niegues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "niegas" and "niegues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "niegas" or "niegues" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "niegas" and "niegues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "niegas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "niegues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niegas" and "niegues" 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 #13,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.