Which to use
“hombres” and “hombría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #296
- “hombres” frequency rank
- #39,792
- “hombría” frequency rank
- 40088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombres | hombría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de hombre. | Conjunto de características propias del sexo masculino. |
Where the eye mixes hombres and hombría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hombres (CVCCCVC) and hombría (CVCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: hombres vs hombría
A purely visual mix-up. hombres ([ˈõmbɾes]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombres is recorded at frequency rank #296, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾes]. 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 40088, this pair ranks #160,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hombres vs hombría
Shared letters: bhmor. Private to "hombres": es. Private to "hombría": aí.
"hombres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "hombría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hombres ← hhombres · hmobres · hobmres · hombbres · hombers · hombress · hombrres · hombrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hombres" and "hombría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hombres" vs "hombría" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hombres" and "hombría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hombres" 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 #160,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombres" 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 #160,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.