Which to use
“niego” and “niegue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,331
- “niego” frequency rank
- #22,789
- “niegue” frequency rank
- 32120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niego | niegue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) 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 niego and niegue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. niego runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against niegue's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between niego and niegue
A purely visual mix-up. niego ([ˈnjeɣ̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niego is recorded at frequency rank #9,331, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞o]. 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 32120, this pair ranks #203,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niego vs niegue
Shared letters: egin. Private to "niego": o. Private to "niegue": u.
"niego" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "niegue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "niego" and "niegue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "niego" or "niegue" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "niego" 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 #203,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niego" 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 #203,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.