Which to use
“hembra” and “hombro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,967
- “hembra” frequency rank
- #5,008
- “hombro” frequency rank
- 13975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hembra | hombro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En las especies de seres vivos que poseen diferenciación sexual, aquél individuo que produce los huevos, es decir, los gametos de mayor tamaño. En algunas especies animales, es también la que aloja ambos gametos durante la fertilización y, en los vivíparos, durante la preñez. | Parte del cuerpo que liga al cuello la articulación del brazo en el hombre. |
Where the eye mixes hembra and hombro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hembra and hombro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hembra with hombro
A purely visual mix-up. hembra ([ˈẽmbɾa]) and hombro ([ˈõmbɾo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hembra is recorded at frequency rank #8,967, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈẽmbɾa]. hombro is at rank #5,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾo].
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 13975, this pair ranks #285,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hembra vs hombro
Shared letters: bhmr. Private to "hembra": ae. Private to "hombro": o.
"hembra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hombro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hembra" and "hombro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hembra" or "hombro" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hembra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hombro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hembra" and "hombro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hebras vs hembra". 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 #285,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.