humildadvshumildesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: humildad is a noun, humildes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“humildad” is a noun and “humildes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,571
“humildad” frequency rank
#11,426
“humildes” frequency rank
18997
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature humildad humildes
Definition Modestia, característica de no tener orgullo, de no ser arrogante. Forma del plural de humilde.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set humildad and humildes apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
humildad
8 ch
humildes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: humildad is [umil̪ˈd̪að̞] while humildes is [uˈmil̪d̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

humildad is recorded at frequency rank #7,571, classified as anoun, pronounced [umil̪ˈd̪að̞]. humildes is at rank #11,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced [uˈmil̪d̪es].

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 18997, this pair ranks #265,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of humildad vs humildes

Shared letters: dhilmu. Private to "humildad": a. Private to "humildes": es.

"humildad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "humildes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • humildadhhumildad · hmuildad · huimldad · humidlad · humiladd · humildadd · humildda · humilddad
  • humildeshhumildes · hmuildes · huimldes · humidles · humilddes · humildess · humildse · humileds

Frequency comparison

humildad#7,571
humildes#11,426

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "humildad" and "humildes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "humildad" is a noun and "humildes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "humildad" or "humildes"?
"humildad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,571 in our Spanish list, against #11,426 for "humildes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering humildad vs humildes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “humildad”; for an adjective, it's “humildes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “humildad” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list