Which to use
“hombre” and “hombro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #214
- “hombre” frequency rank
- #5,008
- “hombro” frequency rank
- 5222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombre | hombro |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Parte del cuerpo que liga al cuello la articulación del brazo en el hombre. |
Where the eye mixes hombre and hombro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hombre and hombro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hombre vs hombro
A purely visual mix-up. hombre ([ˈõmbɾe]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “hombre” becomes o in “hombro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombre is recorded at frequency rank #214, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾe]. 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 5222, this pair ranks #314,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hombre vs hombro
Shared letters: bhmor. Private to "hombre": e. Private to "hombro": -.
"hombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hombro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hombre" and "hombro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hombre" or "hombro"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hombre" 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 #314,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombre" and "hombro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hombría vs hombro". 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 #314,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.