humanasvshumanoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,216
“humanas” frequency rank
#1,018
“humano” frequency rank
6234
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature humanas humano
Definition Forma del femenino plural de humano. Que pertenece o concierne a la especie llamada Homo sapiens, esto es, al hombre y a la mujer como especie.

Where the eye mixes humanas and humano

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
humanas
6 ch
humano

Visual trap between humanas and humano

A purely visual mix-up. humanas ([uˈmanas]) and humano ([uˈmano]) 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 6234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

humanas is recorded at frequency rank #5,216, classified as anadj, pronounced [uˈmanas]. humano is at rank #1,018, tagged as anadj, pronounced [uˈmano].

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 6234, this pair ranks #311,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of humanas vs humano

Shared letters: ahmnu. Private to "humanas": s. Private to "humano": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • humanashhumanas · hmuanas · huamnas · humaans · humanass · humannas · humansa · hummanas
  • humanohhumano · hmuano · huamno · humanno · humaon · hummano · humnao · uhmano

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "humanas" for "humano" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([uˈmanas] versus [uˈmano]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "humanas" or "humano"?
"humano" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,018 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "humanas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "humano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #311,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "humanas" and "humano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huían vs humano". 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 #311,376 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