Which to use
“hilo” and “himno” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,789
- “hilo” frequency rank
- #4,908
- “himno” frequency rank
- 8697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hilo | himno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fibra textil delgada, formada por pocas hebras, de largo variable. | En la Antigüedad, composición poética que se hacía para honrar a los dioses o héroes, o para celebrar un suceso memorable |
Where the eye mixes hilo and himno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hilo vs himno
A purely visual mix-up. hilo ([ˈilo]) and himno ([ˈĩmno]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hilo is recorded at frequency rank #3,789, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈilo]. himno is at rank #4,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈĩmno].
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 8697, this pair ranks #304,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hilo vs himno
Shared letters: hio. Private to "hilo": l. Private to "himno": mn.
"hilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "himno" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hilo" for "himno" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hilo" vs "himno" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hilo" and "himno" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hilo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "himno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hilo" and "himno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hilo vs ilo". 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 #304,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.