Which to use
“hambre” and “hombre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,112
- “hambre” frequency rank
- #214
- “hombre” frequency rank
- 1326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hambre | hombre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Necesidad o deseo de alimentarse. | Individuo de la especie humana, definido como mamífero primate dotado de inteligencia, que camina en posición vertical, posee manos prensiles y un cerebro voluminoso, y se comunica por medio de un lenguaje articulado. |
Where the eye mixes hambre and hombre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hambre and hombre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hambre vs hombre
A purely visual mix-up. hambre ([ˈãmbɾe]) and hombre ([ˈõmbɾe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “hambre” becomes o in “hombre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hambre is recorded at frequency rank #1,112, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈãmbɾe]. hombre is at rank #214, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾe].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1326, this pair ranks #322,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hambre vs hombre
Shared letters: behmr. Private to "hambre": a. Private to "hombre": o.
"hambre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hambre" and "hombre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "hambre" or "hombre"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hambre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hombre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hambre" and "hombre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hombre vs homme". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #322,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.