Which to use
“nego” and “nexo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,630
- “nego” frequency rank
- #24,736
- “nexo” frequency rank
- 40366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nego | nexo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | negro, afrodescendente | relação e sentido lógicos; ligação, conexão |
Letter map: nego vs nexo
Shared letters muted; letters that set nego and nexo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. nego and nexo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: nego and nexo
nego and nexo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - g in “nego” becomes x in “nexo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nego is recorded at frequency rank #15,630, classified as anoun. nexo is at rank #24,736, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈnɛ.ksu/.
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 40366, this pair ranks #25,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nego vs nexo
Shared letters: eno. Private to "nego": g. Private to "nexo": x.
"nego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nexo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nego" and "nexo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nego" vs "nexo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "nego" vs "nexo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "nego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nexo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nego" and "nexo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nena vs nexo". 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 #25,753 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.