Which to use
“hombres” and “hombros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #296
- “hombres” frequency rank
- #6,311
- “hombros” frequency rank
- 6607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombres | hombros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de hombre. | Forma del plural de hombro. |
Where the eye mixes hombres and hombros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. hombres and hombros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hombres vs hombros
A purely visual mix-up. hombres ([ˈõmbɾes]) 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 a single letter - e in “hombres” becomes o in “hombros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombres is recorded at frequency rank #296, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈõmbɾes]. 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 6607, this pair ranks #310,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hombres vs hombros
Shared letters: bhmors. Private to "hombres": e. Private to "hombros": -.
"hombres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "hombros" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hombres" for "hombros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hombres" or "hombros"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hombres" 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 #310,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombres" 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 #310,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.