# nego vs new

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### nego
*noun · frequency rank #15,630*
negro, afrodescendente

### new
*adjective · IPA /nuː/ · frequency rank #1,338*
novo:

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