Which to use
“niego” is a verb and “Nilo” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,331
- “niego” frequency rank
- #15,176
- “Nilo” frequency rank
- 24507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niego | Nilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de negar o de negarse. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes niego and Nilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. niego runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Nilo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between niego and Nilo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: niego is [ˈnjeɣ̞o] while Nilo is [ˈnilo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24507, 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]. Nilo is at rank #15,176, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈnilo].
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 24507, this pair ranks #240,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of niego vs Nilo
Shared letters: ino. Private to "niego": eg. Private to "Nilo": l.
"niego" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Nilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "niego" for "Nilo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "niego" or "Nilo" 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 "Nilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niego" and "Nilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Nilo vs nipón". 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 #240,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.