humo
Spanish, noun
humo is spelled H-U-M-O (4 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,239th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Humo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “smoke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of humar. With an accent, humó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of humar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Producto visible de una combustión incompleta, formado por partículas de carbono en suspensión en un medio…”.
What does humo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmoke
- 2
masculinesteam
- 3
masculinefume, fumes
- 4
masculineconceit
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of humar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of humar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Producto visible de una combustión incompleta, formado por partículas de carbono en suspensión en un medio gaseoso. 2. Vapor de agua condensado en finas gotitas que despiden los cuerpos calientes en un ambiente más fresco. 3. Vapor de agua que despide un cuerpo o substancia en ciertas circunstancias, como en ciertas reacciones químicas. 4. Vanidad, arrogancia o presunción.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of humo
- humos plural
- jumo alternative Dominican-Republic
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to humo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is humo in Spanish?
humo appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).