Which to use
“hemos” is a verb and “hermoso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #339
- “hemos” frequency rank
- #1,938
- “hermoso” frequency rank
- 2277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hemos | hermoso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de haber. | Provisto de hermosura. |
Where the eye mixes hemos and hermoso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hemos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against hermoso's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hemos vs hermoso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hemos is [ˈemos] while hermoso is [eɾˈmoso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hemos is recorded at frequency rank #339, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈemos]. hermoso is at rank #1,938, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eɾˈmoso].
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 2277, this pair ranks #320,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hemos vs hermoso
Shared letters: ehmos. Private to "hemos": -. Private to "hermoso": r.
"hemos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "hermoso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hemos" for "hermoso" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hemos" or "hermoso" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hemos" and "hermoso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hermoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hemos" and "hermoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "he's vs hemos". 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 #320,635 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.