húmedavshúmedasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,391
“húmeda” frequency rank
#24,182
“húmedas” frequency rank
39573
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature húmeda húmedas
Definition Forma del femenino singular de húmedo. Forma del femenino plural de húmedo.

Where the eye mixes húmeda and húmedas

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

6 ch
húmeda
7 ch
húmedas

Visual trap between húmeda and húmedas

A purely visual mix-up. húmeda ([ˈumeð̞a]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “húmeda” sits inside “húmedas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

húmeda is recorded at frequency rank #15,391, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈumeð̞a]. 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 39573, this pair ranks #163,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of húmeda vs húmedas

Shared letters: adehmú. Private to "húmeda": -. Private to "húmedas": s.

"húmeda" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "húmedas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "húmeda" for "húmedas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈumeð̞a] versus [ˈumeð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "húmeda" or "húmedas"?
"húmeda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,391 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "húmeda" and "húmedas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "húmeda" 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 #163,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "húmeda" and "húmedas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "huecas vs húmedas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #163,783 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