negra
\ˈne.ɣɾa\
The verdict
“negra” is uncommon French (frequency #58,114 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,114
- frequency rank, French
- 1,563
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de negro.
Corpus desk
Index FR-negra · negra · French
negra · rank #58,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,114
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,563
- PHOTO-FINISH nomad
Nearest frequency peer: nomad (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « negra »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- mélangeur
mélangeur
41,890 corpus weight
- mûrit
mûrit
41,889 corpus weight
- negra
negra
41,887 corpus weight
- nomad
nomad
41,886 corpus weight
- norte
norte
41,884 corpus weight
- Northumberl…
Northumberland
41,883 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « negra » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | negra |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈne.ɣɾa\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « negra » en français
Rare enough to double-check
negra is uncommon French at frequency #58,114 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈne.ɣɾa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de negro.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for negra, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is negra, spelled N-E-G-R-A.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier de negro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how negra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En el techo, el humo del petróleo había dejado una isla negra, donde morían las arañas y las moscas.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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