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 eye mixes humildad and humillado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. humildad runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against humillado's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses humildad with humillado
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "humildad" and "humillado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "humildad" vs "humillado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "humildad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humillado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humildad" and "humillado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humillado vs humillados". 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 #214,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.