humillar

[umiˈʝaɾ]

/[umiˈʝaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“humillar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,304. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,304
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inclinar el cuerpo o, metafóricamente, el ánimo en señal de respeto o sumisión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-humillar · humillar · Spanish

humillar · rank #25,304 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,304
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hubiésemos

Nearest frequency peer: hubiésemos (-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 “humillar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “humillar” 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).

humillar vs humilla
88% similar
humillar vs humildad
75% similar
humillar vs humillado
78% similar

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

Key facts for humillar
PropertyValue
Headwordhumillar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[umiˈʝaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,304
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “humillar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.humillarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hubiésemos” (#25,303), “Hermes” (#25,302), “I'll” (#25,306). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “humillar” va en #25,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around humillar (IPA [umiˈʝaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,304 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for humillar, with forms such as "hhumillar", "hmuillar", and "huimllar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "humilla", "humildad", "humillado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is humillar, spelled H-U-M-I-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inclinar el cuerpo o, metafóricamente, el ánimo en señal de respeto o sumisión.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, inclinar un toro la cabeza para embestir o defenderse.
  3. 3
    Hacer perder a alguno la altivez o empaque.
  4. 4
    Más generalmente, herir la dignidad de alguno.
  5. 5
    Someter a alguien a la ignominia y al desprecio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Onde dize Ysayas en persona de Dios a los que en tal manera ayunan: dezides ayunamos e non lo oteaste, humillamos nuestras animas e non lo sopiste.
  2. Cuando el toro humilló el testuz para rechazarlo con tremendo ímpetu, ya ni el espíritu podía mandar ni la materia obedecer.

Synonyms

abatirdoblegarabajarabatirmenoscabarrebajarabajarabaldonarabatirabochornarafrentaragraviaravergonzardegradardenigrardesdeñardeshonrardespreciarenvilecerinsultarmenoscabarmenospreciarmortificarofenderrebajarultrajarzaherir

Antonyms

elevarensalzar

This word in other languages

humiliate(English)humilier(Français)demütigen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhumillar
  • hmuillar
  • huimllar
  • humilalr
  • humilar
  • humillarr
  • humillra
  • humlilar
  • hummillar
  • uhmillar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of humillar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhumillar1hmuillar2huimllar2humilalr2humilar1humillarr1humillra2humlilar2
Edit distance from "humillar"

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 "humillar"?
"humillar" is spelled H-U-M-I-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [umiˈʝaɾ].
What does "humillar" mean?
As a verb, "humillar" means: Inclinar el cuerpo o, metafóricamente, el ánimo en señal de respeto o sumisión.
What words are commonly confused with "humillar"?
"humillar" is commonly confused with "humilla", "humildad", "humillado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "humillar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humillar" is [umiˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humillar" come from?
"humillar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grupales#25,296impulsor#25,312inscribe#25,316fundados#25,284

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

heather10 variantsGaviria10 variantsfollando10 variantsestuche10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list