# nega vs nuca

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### nega
*verb · IPA /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/ · frequency rank #5,117*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo negar

### nuca
*noun · IPA /ˈnu.kɐ/ · frequency rank #14,197*
parte posterior e superior do pescoço

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/nega-vs-nuca