# hombre

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒmbɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #40,737

## Definitions
1. A man, a chap, a guy; especially a Hispanic or Spanish man.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hombre (“man; human being”). Doublet of gome, homo, ombre, and omi.

## Easily confused with
- **home** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hombre-vs-home)
- **homer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hombre-vs-homer)
- **homie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hombre-vs-homie)
- **Homme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hombre-vs-homme)
- **humble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hombre-vs-humble)
- **homebrew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hombre-vs-homebrew)
- **Hoare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoare-vs-hombre)
- **homage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homage-vs-hombre)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhombre`, `hmobre`, `hobmre`, `hombbre`, `homber`, `hombrre`, `hommbre`, `homrbe`, `ohmbre`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hombre