humildadvshumilladoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: humildad is a noun, humillado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#7,571
“humildad” frequency rank
#22,388
“humillado” frequency rank
29959
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature humildad humillado
Definition Modestia, característica de no tener orgullo, de no ser arrogante. Participio de humillar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set humildad and humillado apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
humildad
9 ch
humillado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: humildad is [umil̪ˈd̪að̞] while humillado is [umiˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29959, 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]. humillado is at rank #22,388, tagged as averb, pronounced [umiˈʝað̞o].

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 29959, this pair ranks #214,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of humildad vs humillado

Shared letters: adhilmu. Private to "humildad": -. Private to "humillado": o.

"humildad" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "humillado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • humildadhhumildad · hmuildad · huimldad · humidlad · humiladd · humildadd · humildda · humilddad
  • humilladohhumillado · hmuillado · huimllado · humilado · humilaldo · humilladdo · humillaod · humilldao

Frequency comparison

humildad#7,571
humillado#22,388

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "humildad" and "humillado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "humildad" is a noun and "humillado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "humildad" or "humillado"?
"humildad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,571 in our Spanish list, against #22,388 for "humillado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering humildad vs humillado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “humildad”; for a verb, it's “humillado”.
  • 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