Which to use
“humilla” and “humillar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,608
- “humilla” frequency rank
- #25,304
- “humillar” frequency rank
- 61912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humilla | humillar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de humillar o de humillarse. | Inclinar el cuerpo o, metafóricamente, el ánimo en señal de respeto o sumisión. |
Where the eye mixes humilla and humillar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. humilla runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against humillar's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: humilla vs humillar
A purely visual mix-up. humilla ([uˈmiʝa]) and humillar ([umiˈʝaɾ]) 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) - “humilla” sits inside “humillar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61912, 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]. humillar is at rank #25,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [umiˈʝaɾ].
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 61912, this pair ranks #53,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of humilla vs humillar
Shared letters: ahilmu. Private to "humilla": -. Private to "humillar": r.
"humilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "humillar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "humilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humillar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humilla" and "humillar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hebilla vs humilla". 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 #53,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.