hombre
hom·bre/ˈɑmbɹeɪ/noun
hombre is spelled H-O-M-B-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hom·bre). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hombre means “A man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hombre is hombres.
How many letters and syllables are in hombre?
| Letters | 6: H-O-M-B-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hom·bre |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hombre?
Hombre appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hombre?
- UK /ˈɒmbɹeɪ/
- UK /-bɹi/
- US /ˈɑmbɹeɪ/
Hombre has 2 syllables, split hom·bre in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hombre.ogg, En-au-hombre.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hombre
- hombres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hombre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hombre come from?
Borrowed from Spanish hombre (“man; human being”). Doublet of gome, homo, ombre, and omi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).