Which to use
“hombría” and “hombro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,792
- “hombría” frequency rank
- #5,008
- “hombro” frequency rank
- 44800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hombría | hombro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de características propias del sexo masculino. | Parte del cuerpo que liga al cuello la articulación del brazo en el hombre. |
Where the eye mixes hombría and hombro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hombría runs 7 letters (CVCCCVV) against hombro's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hombría with hombro
A purely visual mix-up. hombría ([õmˈbɾia]) 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 44800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hombría is recorded at frequency rank #39,792, classified as anoun, pronounced [õmˈbɾia]. 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 44800, this pair ranks #135,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hombría vs hombro
Shared letters: bhmor. Private to "hombría": aí. Private to "hombro": -.
"hombría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "hombro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hombro ← hhombro · hmobro · hobmro · hombbro · hombor · hombrro · hommbro · homrbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hombría" for "hombro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hombría" vs "hombro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hombría" and "hombro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hombría" 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 #135,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hombría" and "hombro" 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 #135,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.