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

#1,548
“humana” frequency rank
#5,216
“humanas” frequency rank
6764
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature humana humanas
Definition Forma del femenino de humano. Forma del femenino plural de humano.

Where the eye mixes humana and humanas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. humana runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against humanas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
humana
7 ch
humanas

Visual trap between humana and humanas

A purely visual mix-up. humana ([uˈmana]) and humanas ([uˈmanas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “humana” sits inside “humanas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

humana is recorded at frequency rank #1,548, classified as anadj, pronounced [uˈmana]. humanas is at rank #5,216, tagged as anadj, pronounced [uˈmanas].

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 6764, this pair ranks #309,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of humana vs humanas

Shared letters: ahmnu. Private to "humana": -. Private to "humanas": s.

"humana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "humanas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • humana ← hhumana · hmuana · huamna · humaan · humanna · hummana · humnaa · uhmana
  • humanas ← hhumanas · hmuanas · huamnas · humaans · humanass · humannas · humansa · hummanas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "humana" and "humanas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([uˈmana] versus [uˈmanas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "humana" or "humanas" show up more?
"humana" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,548 in our Spanish list, against #5,216 for "humanas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "humana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "humanas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #309,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "humana" and "humanas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hana vs humana". 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 #309,862 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