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“hombría” and “hombros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,792
“hombría” frequency rank
#6,311
“hombros” frequency rank
46103
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hombría hombros
Definition Conjunto de características propias del sexo masculino. Forma del plural de hombro.

Where the eye mixes hombría and hombros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hombría (CVCCCVV) and hombros (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
hombría
7 ch
hombros

Visual trap between hombría and hombros

A purely visual mix-up. hombría ([õmˈbɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46103, 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]. 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 46103, this pair ranks #127,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hombría vs hombros

Shared letters: bhmor. Private to "hombría": aí. Private to "hombros": s.

"hombría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV  ·  "hombros" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hombros ← hhombros · hmobros · hobmros · hombbros · hombors · hombross · hombrros · hombrso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hombría" for "hombros" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([õmˈbɾia] versus [ˈõmbɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hombría" or "hombros" show up more?
"hombros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,311 in our Spanish list, against #39,792 for "hombría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "hombría" and "hombros" 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 "hombros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hombría" and "hombros" 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 #127,640 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list