Which to use
“hombre” and “hombría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #214
- “hombre” frequency rank
- #39,792
- “hombría” frequency rank
- 40006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombre | hombría |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Conjunto de características propias del sexo masculino. |
Where the eye mixes hombre and hombría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hombre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against hombría's 7 (CVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hombre with hombría
A purely visual mix-up. hombre ([ˈõmbɾe]) and hombría ([õmˈbɾia]) 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 40006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombre is recorded at frequency rank #214, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾe]. hombría is at rank #39,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced [õmˈbɾia].
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 40006, this pair ranks #161,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hombre vs hombría
Shared letters: bhmor. Private to "hombre": e. Private to "hombría": aí.
"hombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hombría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hombre ← hhombre · hmobre · hobmre · hombbre · homber · hombrre · hommbre · homrbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hombre" for "hombría" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hombre" vs "hombría" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hombre" and "hombría" 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 "hombría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombre" and "hombría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hombría vs homilía". 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 #161,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.