humedecer

[umeð̞eˈseɾ]

/[umeð̞eˈseɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“humedecer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,307 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,307
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impregnar ligeramente de agua u otro líquido; poner húmedo; causar o transmitir humedad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-humedecer · humedecer · Spanish

humedecer · rank #78,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,307
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH humareda

Nearest frequency peer: humareda (-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 “humedecer”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humedecer
PropertyValue
Headwordhumedecer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[umeð̞eˈseɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “humedecer” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).humedecercae 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: “humareda” (#78,306), “humille” (#78,308), “humanitas” (#78,304). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “humedecer” va en #78,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humedecer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,307 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [umeð̞eˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impregnar ligeramente de agua u otro líquido; poner húmedo; causar o transmitir humedad.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for humedecer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is humedecer, spelled H-U-M-E-D-E-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Impregnar ligeramente de agua u otro líquido; poner húmedo; causar o transmitir humedad.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "humedecer"?
"humedecer" is spelled H-U-M-E-D-E-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [umeð̞eˈseɾ].
What does "humedecer" mean?
As a verb, "humedecer" means: Impregnar ligeramente de agua u otro líquido; poner húmedo; causar o transmitir humedad.
How do you pronounce "humedecer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humedecer" is [umeð̞eˈseɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list