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“hambrienta” and “hambriento” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,127
“hambrienta” frequency rank
#22,719
“hambriento” frequency rank
59846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hambrienta hambriento
Definition Forma del femenino singular de hambriento. Afectado por el hambre, que tiene necesidad física de alimento.

Where the eye mixes hambrienta and hambriento

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hambrienta and hambriento follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
hambrienta
10 ch
hambriento

Look-alike desk: hambrienta vs hambriento

A purely visual mix-up. hambrienta ([ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪a]) and hambriento ([ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪o]) 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 “hambrienta” becomes o in “hambriento”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hambrienta is recorded at frequency rank #37,127, classified as anadj, pronounced [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪a]. hambriento is at rank #22,719, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪o].

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 59846, this pair ranks #61,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hambrienta vs hambriento

Shared letters: abehimnrt. Private to "hambrienta": -. Private to "hambriento": o.

"hambrienta" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV  ·  "hambriento" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hambrienta ← ahmbrienta · habmrienta · hambbrienta · hambirenta · hambreinta · hambrienat · hambriennta · hambrientta
  • hambriento ← ahmbriento · habmriento · hambbriento · hambirento · hambreinto · hambriennto · hambrienot · hambrientto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hambrienta" and "hambriento" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪a] versus [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hambrienta" or "hambriento"?
"hambriento" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,719 in our Spanish list, against #37,127 for "hambrienta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "hambrienta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hambriento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hambrienta" and "hambriento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hambrienta vs hambrientos". 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 #61,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list