husmear

[usmeˈaɾ]

/[usmeˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“husmear” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #86,883 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#86,883
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Seguir el rastro de un olor.

Key facts for husmear
PropertyValue
Headwordhusmear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[usmeˈaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,883
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “husmear” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). husmear lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for husmear is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [usmeˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,883 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

olisquearoliscarfisgarolisquearoliscarfisgarfisgonearcuriosearolismear

This word in other languages

sniff(English)renifler(Français)schnüffeln(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 "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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Using “husmear”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-S-M-E-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [usmeˈaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list