hambrientovshambrientosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: hambriento is a adjective, hambrientos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hambriento and hambrientos apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
hambriento
11 ch
hambrientos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • hambrientoahmbriento · habmriento · hambbriento · hambirento · hambreinto · hambriennto · hambrienot · hambrientto
  • hambrientosahmbrientos · habmrientos · hambbrientos · hambirentos · hambreintos · hambrienntos · hambrienots · hambrientoss

Frequency comparison

hambriento#22,719
hambrientos#20,701

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hambriento" and "hambrientos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hambriento" is an adjective and "hambrientos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hambriento" or "hambrientos"?
"hambrientos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,701 in our Spanish list, against #22,719 for "hambriento". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hambriento vs hambrientos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “hambriento”; for a noun, it's “hambrientos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hambriento” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list