humano
Spanish, noun
humano is spelled H-U-M-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears 87 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,015th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Humano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “human, human being” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of humanar. With an accent, humanó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of humanar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Homo sapiens) Individuo humano₁”.
What does humano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
human
- 2
humane
noun
- 1
masculinehuman, human being
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of humanar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of humanar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la especie llamada Homo sapiens, esto es, al hombre y a la mujer como especie. 2. Tolerante, benévolo, empático, comprensivo, sensible a las desgracias de los demás.
noun: 1. (Homo sapiens) Individuo humano₁.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of humano
- humana feminine
- humanos masculine plural
- humanas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to humano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is humano in Spanish?
humano appears 87 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).