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Which to use

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

#5,216
“humanas” frequency rank
#24,182
“húmedas” frequency rank
29398
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature humanas húmedas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de humano. Forma del femenino plural de húmedo.

Where the eye mixes humanas and húmedas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. humanas and húmedas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
humanas
7 ch
húmedas

Visual trap between humanas and húmedas

A purely visual mix-up. humanas ([uˈmanas]) and húmedas ([ˈumeð̞as]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29398, 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]. húmedas is at rank #24,182, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈumeð̞as].

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 29398, this pair ranks #217,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of humanas vs húmedas

Shared letters: ahms. Private to "humanas": nu. Private to "húmedas": deú.

"humanas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "húmedas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • humanas ← hhumanas · hmuanas · huamnas · humaans · humanass · humannas · humansa · hummanas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "humanas" and "húmedas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([uˈmanas] versus [ˈumeð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "humanas" or "húmedas"?
"humanas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,216 in our Spanish list, against #24,182 for "húmedas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "húmedas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #217,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "humanas" and "húmedas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huecas vs húmedas". 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 #217,203 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