Which to use
“hambriento” is an adjective and “hambrientos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,719
- “hambriento” frequency rank
- #20,701
- “hambrientos” frequency rank
- 43420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hambriento | hambrientos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Afectado por el hambre, que tiene necesidad física de alimento. | Forma del plural de hambriento. |
Where the eye mixes hambriento and hambrientos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. hambriento runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCCV) against hambrientos's 11 (CVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hambriento vs hambrientos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hambriento is [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪o] while hambrientos is [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hambriento” sits inside “hambrientos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hambriento is recorded at frequency rank #22,719, classified as anadj, pronounced [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪o]. hambrientos is at rank #20,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãmˈbɾjẽn̪t̪os].
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 43420, this pair ranks #142,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hambriento vs hambrientos
Shared letters: abehimnort. Private to "hambriento": -. Private to "hambrientos": s.
"hambriento" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCV · "hambrientos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hambriento ← ahmbriento · habmriento · hambbriento · hambirento · hambreinto · hambriennto · hambrienot · hambrientto
- hambrientos ← ahmbrientos · habmrientos · hambbrientos · hambirentos · hambreintos · hambrienntos · hambrienots · hambrientoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hambriento" and "hambrientos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hambriento" vs "hambrientos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hambriento" and "hambrientos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hambriento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hambrientos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hambriento" and "hambrientos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hambrienta vs hambriento". 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 #142,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.