humus

[ˈumus]

/[ˈumus]/ noun

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The verdict

“humus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,795
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estrato superior del terreno, negruzco, compuesto por substancias coloidales originadas mediante descomposición de restos orgánicos por hongos y bacterias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-humus · humus · Spanish

humus · rank #39,795 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,795
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH iberoamerican…

Nearest frequency peer: iberoamericanos (+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 “humus”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “humus” 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).

humus vs humo
60% similar
humus vs Homs
40% similar
humus vs hume
60% similar

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

Key facts for humus
PropertyValue
Headwordhumus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈumus]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,795
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “humus”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “iberoamericanos” (#39,796), “Horace” (#39,793), “Idaho” (#39,797). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “humus” va en #39,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around humus (IPA [ˈumus]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,795 among 1,569 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Estrato superior del terreno, negruzco, compuesto por substancias coloidales originadas mediante descomposición de restos orgánicos por hongos y bacterias.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for humus, with forms such as "hhumus", "hmuus", and "hummus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "humo", "Homs", "hume", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is humus, spelled H-U-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estrato superior del terreno, negruzco, compuesto por substancias coloidales originadas mediante descomposición de restos orgánicos por hongos y bacterias.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cuando se dice "la materia orgánica de un suelo" nos estamos refiriendo al humus que contiene. En un suelo hay más materia orgánica que no es humus: restos de hojas a medio descomponer, insectos, hongos y bacterias, el compost recientemente incorporado, etc. ¿Qué es el humus? Para entenderlo, un ejemplo. Cuando cae una hoja al suelo esa hoja es inmediatam…

This word in other languages

humus(English)humus(Français)Humus(Deutsch)húmus(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhumus
  • hmuus
  • hummus
  • humsu
  • humuss
  • huums
  • uhmus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of humus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhumus1hmuus2hummus1humsu2humuss1huums2uhmus2
Edit distance from "humus"

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 "humus"?
"humus" is spelled H-U-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈumus].
What does "humus" mean?
As a noun, "humus" means: Estrato superior del terreno, negruzco, compuesto por substancias coloidales originadas mediante descomposición de restos orgánicos por hongos y bacterias.
What words are commonly confused with "humus"?
"humus" is commonly confused with "humo", "Homs", "hume". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "humus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humus" is [ˈumus]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humus" come from?
"humus" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Idaho#39,797hiena#39,789hands#39,788gules#39,785

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fijen7 variantslegos7 variantsmentí7 variantsemitía7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list