humear

[umeˈaɾ]

/[umeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“humear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhalar, arrojar y echar de sí humo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-humear · humear · Spanish

humear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for humear
PropertyValue
Headwordhumear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[umeˈaɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “humear” en español

humearestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [umeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

humear has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 humear, spelled H-U-M-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exhalar, arrojar y echar de sí humo.
  2. 2
    Arrojar vaho o vapor que se parece al humo.
  3. 3
    Quedar reliquias de un alboroto, riña o enemistad que hubo en otro tiempo.
  4. 4
    Engreírse, presumir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Humear la sangre, la tierra.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "humear"?
"humear" is spelled H-U-M-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [umeˈaɾ].
What does "humear" mean?
As a verb, "humear" means: Exhalar, arrojar y echar de sí humo.
How do you pronounce "humear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humear" is [umeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humear" come from?
"humear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list