hombrecillo

[õmbɾeˈsiʝo]

/[õmbɾeˈsiʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“hombrecillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,127 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,127
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de hombre

Corpus desk

Index ES-hombrecillo · hombrecillo · Spanish

hombrecillo · rank #63,127 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,127
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH holístico

Nearest frequency peer: holístico (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “hombrecillo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hombrecillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hombrecillo
PropertyValue
Headwordhombrecillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[õmbɾeˈsiʝo]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,127
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hombrecillo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hombrecillocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “holístico” (#63,126), “hoyuelos” (#63,128), “Huarte” (#63,129). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hombrecillo” va en #63,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hombrecillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,127 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [õmbɾeˈsiʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for hombrecillo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is hombrecillo, spelled H-O-M-B-R-E-C-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de hombre
  2. 2
    Lúpulo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "hombrecillo"?
"hombrecillo" is spelled H-O-M-B-R-E-C-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [õmbɾeˈsiʝo].
What does "hombrecillo" mean?
As a noun, "hombrecillo" means: Diminutivo de hombre
How do you pronounce "hombrecillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hombrecillo" is [õmbɾeˈsiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hombrecillo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hombrecillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list