Which to use
“hombres” and “hombro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #296
- “hombres” frequency rank
- #5,008
- “hombro” frequency rank
- 5304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombres | hombro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de hombre. | Parte del cuerpo que liga al cuello la articulación del brazo en el hombre. |
Where the eye mixes hombres and hombro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: hombres vs hombro
A purely visual mix-up. hombres ([ˈõmbɾes]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombres is recorded at frequency rank #296, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾes]. 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 5304, this pair ranks #313,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hombres vs hombro
Shared letters: bhmor. Private to "hombres": es. Private to "hombro": -.
"hombres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "hombro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hombres" and "hombro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hombres" or "hombro"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hombres" and "hombro" 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 "hombro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombres" 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 #313,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.