humano

[uˈmano]

/[uˈmano]/ adj

The verdict

“humano” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,018
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la especie llamada Homo sapiens, esto es, al hombre y a la mujer como especie.

Corpus desk

Index ES-humano · humano · Spanish

humano · rank #1,018 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,018
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hospital

Nearest frequency peer: hospital (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “humano”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “humano” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

humano vs humo
67% similar
humano vs húmedo
50% similar
humano vs humanos
86% similar

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

Key facts for humano
PropertyValue
Headwordhumano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[uˈmano]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,018
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “humano”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).humanocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hospital” (#1,017), “imágenes” (#1,019), “estudiantes” (#1,016). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “humano” va en #1,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around humano (IPA [uˈmano]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,018 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for humano, with forms such as "hhumano", "hmuano", and "huamno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "humo", "húmedo", "humanos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 humano, spelled H-U-M-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la especie llamada Homo sapiens, esto es, al hombre y a la mujer como especie.
  2. 2
    Tolerante, benévolo, empático, comprensivo, sensible a las desgracias de los demás.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how humano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Todos los humanos sueñan con alcanzar la riqueza; muchos desisten, pero otros lo logran.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhumano
  • hmuano
  • huamno
  • humanno
  • humaon
  • hummano
  • humnao
  • uhmano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of humano - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhumano1hmuano2huamno2humanno1humaon2hummano1humnao2uhmano2
Edit distance from "humano"

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 "humano"?
"humano" is spelled H-U-M-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [uˈmano].
What does "humano" mean?
As an adjective, "humano" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la especie llamada Homo sapiens, esto es, al hombre y a la mujer como especie.
What words are commonly confused with "humano"?
"humano" is commonly confused with "humo", "húmedo", "humanos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "humano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humano" is [uˈmano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humano" come from?
"humano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list