Which to use
“humano” and “humanos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,018
- “humano” frequency rank
- #769
- “humanos” frequency rank
- 1787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humano | humanos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne a la especie llamada Homo sapiens, esto es, al hombre y a la mujer como especie. | Forma del plural de humano. |
Where the eye mixes humano and humanos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between humano and humanos
A purely visual mix-up. humano ([uˈmano]) and humanos ([uˈmanos]) 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) - “humano” sits inside “humanos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
humano is recorded at frequency rank #1,018, classified as anadj, pronounced [uˈmano]. humanos is at rank #769, tagged as anadj, pronounced [uˈmanos].
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 1787, this pair ranks #321,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of humano vs humanos
Shared letters: ahmnou. Private to "humano": -. Private to "humanos": s.
"humano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "humanos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "humano" for "humanos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "humano" vs "humanos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "humano" and "humanos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "humano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humanos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humano" and "humanos" 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 #321,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.