husmear

[usmeˈaɾ]

/[usmeˈaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“husmear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,883 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,883
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seguir el rastro de un olor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-husmear · husmear · Spanish

husmear · rank #86,883 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,883
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH husmeando

Nearest frequency peer: husmeando (-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 “husmear”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for husmear
PropertyValue
Headwordhusmear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[usmeˈaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “husmear” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).husmearcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “husmeando” (#86,882), “ideados” (#86,884), “hundiría” (#86,881). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “husmear” va en #86,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

husmear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,883 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [usmeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for husmear in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is husmear, spelled H-U-S-M-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seguir el rastro de un olor.
  2. 2
    Indagar movido por la curiosidad.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "husmear"?
"husmear" is spelled H-U-S-M-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [usmeˈaɾ].
What does "husmear" mean?
As a verb, "husmear" means: Seguir el rastro de un olor.
How do you pronounce "husmear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "husmear" is [usmeˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "husmear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list