Which to use
“niegue” and “niegues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,789
- “niegue” frequency rank
- #42,587
- “niegues” frequency rank
- 65376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | niegue | niegues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de negar o de negarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de negar o de negarse. |
Where the eye mixes niegue and niegues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. niegue runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against niegues's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: niegue vs niegues
A purely visual mix-up. niegue ([ˈnjeɣ̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “niegue” sits inside “niegues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65376, 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]. 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 65376, this pair ranks #42,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of niegue vs niegues
Shared letters: eginu. Private to "niegue": -. Private to "niegues": s.
"niegue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "niegues" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "niegue" for "niegues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "niegue" or "niegues"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "niegue" 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 #42,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "niegue" and "niegues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "niegas 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 #42,811 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.