humedece

[umeˈð̞ese]

/[umeˈð̞ese]/ verb

The verdict

“humedece” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,955 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,955
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de humedecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-humedece · humedece · Spanish

humedece · rank #84,955 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,955
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Huitzilopocht…

Nearest frequency peer: Huitzilopochtli (-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 “humedece”

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 “humedece” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humedece
PropertyValue
Headwordhumedece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[umeˈð̞ese]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “humedece” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.humedececae 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: “Huitzilopochtli” (#84,954), “huemul” (#84,953), “idiomático” (#84,957). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “humedece” va en #84,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humedece is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,955 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [umeˈð̞ese]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for humedece in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is humedece, spelled H-U-M-E-D-E-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de humedecer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de humedecer.

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 "humedece"?
"humedece" is spelled H-U-M-E-D-E-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [umeˈð̞ese].
What does "humedece" mean?
As a verb, "humedece" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de humedecer.
How do you pronounce "humedece"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humedece" is [umeˈð̞ese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humedece" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list