Which to use
“hombre” and “hombres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #214
- “hombre” frequency rank
- #296
- “hombres” frequency rank
- 510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombre | hombres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Individuo de la especie humana, definido como mamífero primate dotado de inteligencia, que camina en posición vertical, posee manos prensiles y un cerebro voluminoso, y se comunica por medio de un lenguaje articulado. | Forma del plural de hombre. |
Where the eye mixes hombre and hombres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hombre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against hombres's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hombre with hombres
A purely visual mix-up. hombre ([ˈõmbɾe]) and hombres ([ˈõmbɾes]) 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 extra letter(s) - “hombre” sits inside “hombres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombre is recorded at frequency rank #214, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾe]. hombres is at rank #296, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾes].
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 510, this pair ranks #323,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hombre vs hombres
Shared letters: behmor. Private to "hombre": -. Private to "hombres": s.
"hombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hombres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hombre" and "hombres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hombre" vs "hombres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hombre" and "hombres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hombre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hombres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombre" and "hombres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hombre vs homme". 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 #323,328 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.