Which to use
“hombre” and “hombros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #214
- “hombre” frequency rank
- #6,311
- “hombros” frequency rank
- 6525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombre | hombros |
|---|---|---|
| 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 hombro. |
Where the eye mixes hombre and hombros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hombre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against hombros's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hombre and hombros
A purely visual mix-up. hombre ([ˈõmbɾe]) and hombros ([ˈõmbɾos]) 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 6525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombre is recorded at frequency rank #214, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾe]. hombros is at rank #6,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾos].
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 6525, this pair ranks #310,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hombre vs hombros
Shared letters: bhmor. Private to "hombre": e. Private to "hombros": s.
"hombre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "hombros" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hombre" for "hombros" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hombre" vs "hombros" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "hombros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombre" and "hombros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hombría vs hombros". 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 #310,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.