ser humano
[ˈseɾ uˈmano]
The verdict
“ser humano” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Individuo de la especie humana (Homo sapiens), primate caracterizado por el desarrollo de su capacidad intelectual, abstracción, introspección y comunicación de gran complejidad. Son seres eminente...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ser humano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈseɾ uˈmano] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ser humano” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ser humano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈseɾ uˈmano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ser humano has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 ser humano, spelled S-E-R- -H-U-M-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Individuo de la especie humana (Homo sapiens), primate caracterizado por el desarrollo de su capacidad intelectual, abstracción, introspección y comunicación de gran complejidad. Son seres eminentemente sociales, formando complejas redes asociativas, incluyendo sofisticados sistemas de parentesco. Son la única especie conocida en desarrollar sistemas culturales y artísticos.
- 2Persona, en especial para distinguirla de otros animales.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ser humano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-R- -H-U-M-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈseɾ uˈmano] (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.