Which to use
“humanos” and “húmedos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #769
- “humanos” frequency rank
- #19,763
- “húmedos” frequency rank
- 20532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humanos | húmedos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de humano. | Forma del masculino plural de húmedo. |
Where the eye mixes humanos and húmedos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. humanos and húmedos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: humanos vs húmedos
A purely visual mix-up. humanos ([uˈmanos]) and húmedos ([ˈumeð̞os]) 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 20532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
humanos is recorded at frequency rank #769, classified as anadj, pronounced [uˈmanos]. húmedos is at rank #19,763, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈumeð̞os].
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 20532, this pair ranks #258,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of humanos vs húmedos
Shared letters: hmos. Private to "humanos": anu. Private to "húmedos": deú.
"humanos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "húmedos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- humanos ← hhumanos · hmuanos · huamnos · humannos · humanoss · humanso · humaons · hummanos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "humanos" for "húmedos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "humanos" vs "húmedos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "humanos" and "húmedos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "humanos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "húmedos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humanos" and "húmedos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "húmedas vs húmedos". 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 #258,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.