hummus

[ˈumus]

/[ˈumus]/ noun

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The verdict

“hummus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,957 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,957
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasta de garbanzo con zumo (jugo) de limón, una crema denominada tahina (pasta de semillas de sésamo: ajonjolí) y aceite de oliva. Ingredientes de variantes locales pueden ser ajo y pimentón. La de...

Corpus desk

Index ES-hummus · hummus · Spanish

hummus · rank #54,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,957
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Icaza

Nearest frequency peer: Icaza (+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 “hummus”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hummus
PropertyValue
Headwordhummus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈumus]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,957
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hummus” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hummuscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Icaza” (#54,958), “Ignacia” (#54,959), “ik” (#54,960). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hummus” va en #54,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hummus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,957 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈumus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pasta de garbanzo con zumo (jugo) de limón, una crema denominada tahina (pasta de semillas de sésamo: ajonjolí) y aceite de oliva. Ingredientes de variantes locales pueden ser ajo y pimentón. La de...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for hummus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is hummus, spelled H-U-M-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasta de garbanzo con zumo (jugo) de limón, una crema denominada tahina (pasta de semillas de sésamo: ajonjolí) y aceite de oliva. Ingredientes de variantes locales pueden ser ajo y pimentón. La denominación completa en árabe es حُمُّص بطحينة (ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna): garbanzos y pasta de sésamo, o musabbaha.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Los beneficios desconocidos del hummus: un antidepresivo que previene el cáncer. De origen árabe, el hummus no era muy conocido hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo cuando su expansión en Estados Unidos ha sido tal que la industria del hummus ha pasado de tener, según el New York Times, una facturación de cinco millones de dólares anuales hace 15 años a l…

This word in other languages

hummus(English)houmous(Français)Hummus(Deutsch)

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 "hummus"?
"hummus" is spelled H-U-M-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈumus].
What does "hummus" mean?
As a noun, "hummus" means: Pasta de garbanzo con zumo (jugo) de limón, una crema denominada tahina (pasta de semillas de sésamo: ajonjolí) y aceite de oliva. Ingredientes de variantes locales pueden ser ajo y pimentón. La de...
How do you pronounce "hummus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hummus" is [ˈumus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hummus" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list