hemos

[ˈemos]

/[ˈemos]/ verb

The verdict

“hemos” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #339 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#339
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de haber.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hemos vs humo
60% similar
hemos vs homo
60% similar
hemos vs hero
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hemos
PropertyValue
Headwordhemos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈemos]
Letters5
Frequency rank#339
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hemos” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hemos lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for hemos is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈemos]. Corpus data places it at rank #339 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de haber.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hemos, with forms such as "ehmos", "hemmos", and "hemoss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "humo", "homo", "hero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hemos, spelled H-E-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de haber.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehmos,hemmos,hemoss,hemso,heoms,hhemos,hmeos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hemos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ehmos2hemmos1hemoss1hemso2heoms2hhemos1hmeos2
Edit distance from "hemos"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hemos"?
"hemos" is spelled H-E-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈemos].
What does "hemos" mean?
As a verb, "hemos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de haber.
What words are commonly confused with "hemos"?
"hemos" is commonly confused with "humo", "homo", "hero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hemos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hemos" is [ˈemos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hemos" come from?
"hemos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “hemos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-M-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈemos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “humo” - see the side-by-side comparison. hemos vs humo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list