humillar

/[umiˈʝaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,304

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

humillar is aSpanishverb. It means: Inclinar el cuerpo o, metafóricamente, el ánimo en señal de respeto o sumisión. Pronounced [umiˈʝaɾ]. Often confused with humilla and humildad.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of humillar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for humillar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [umiˈʝaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,304 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for humillar, with forms such as "hhumillar", "hmuillar", and "huimllar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is humillar, spelled H-U-M-I-L-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhumillar,hmuillar,huimllar,humilalr,humilar,humillarr,humillra,humlilar,hummillar,uhmillar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for humillar

Misspelling Variants of "humillar"

hhumillar9hmuillar8huimllar8humilalr8humilar7humillarr9humillra8humlilar8
Misspelling Variants of "humillar"

Frequency rank: #25,304 in Spanish

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.