humillavshumilladoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,608
“humilla” frequency rank
#22,388
“humillado” frequency rank
58996
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature humilla humillado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de humillar o de humillarse. Participio de humillar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
humilla
9 ch
humillado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. humilla ([uˈmiʝa]) and humillado ([umiˈʝað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “humilla” sits inside “humillado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

humilla is recorded at frequency rank #36,608, classified as averb, pronounced [uˈmiʝa]. 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 58996, this pair ranks #64,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of humilla vs humillado

Shared letters: ahilmu. Private to "humilla": -. Private to "humillado": do.

"humilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "humillado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • humillahhumilla · hmuilla · huimlla · humila · humilal · humlila · hummilla · uhmilla
  • humilladohhumillado · hmuillado · huimllado · humilado · humilaldo · humilladdo · humillaod · humilldao

Frequency comparison

humilla#36,608
humillado#22,388

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "humilla" and "humillado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([uˈmiʝa] versus [umiˈʝað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "humilla" or "humillado"?
"humillado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,388 in our Spanish list, against #36,608 for "humilla". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering humilla vs humillado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “humilla” 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