Which to use
“niegue” and “nieguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,789
- “niegue” frequency rank
- #34,235
- “nieguen” frequency rank
- 57024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niegue | nieguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de negar o de negarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes niegue and nieguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. niegue runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against nieguen's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: niegue vs nieguen
A purely visual mix-up. niegue ([ˈnjeɣ̞e]) and nieguen ([ˈnjeɣ̞ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “niegue” sits inside “nieguen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
niegue is recorded at frequency rank #22,789, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞e]. nieguen is at rank #34,235, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈnjeɣ̞ẽn].
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 57024, this pair ranks #72,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of niegue vs nieguen
Shared letters: eginu. Private to "niegue": -. Private to "nieguen": -.
"niegue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "nieguen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "niegue" and "nieguen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "niegue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nieguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niegue" and "nieguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nieguen 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 #72,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.