Which to use
“nego” is a noun and “nei” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,630
- “nego” frequency rank
- #27,191
- “nei” frequency rank
- 42821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nego | nei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | negro, afrodescendente | negar |
Letter map: nego vs nei
Shared letters muted; letters that set nego and nei apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. nego runs 4 letters (CVCV) against nei's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for nego / nei
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: nego is anoun and neiaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nego is recorded at frequency rank #15,630, classified as anoun. nei is at rank #27,191, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈnɛ.i/..
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 42821, this pair ranks #22,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nego vs nei
Shared letters: en. Private to "nego": go. Private to "nei": i.
"nego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- nego ← engo · neggo · neog · ngeo · nnego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nego" and "nei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "nego" or "nei" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "nego" and "nei".
- Full dictionary entry for "nego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nego" and "nei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nami vs nei". 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 #22,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.