humble

\œ̃bl\

/\œ̃bl\/ adj

The verdict

“humble” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,550 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,550
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - humilde

Corpus desk

Index PT-humble · humble · Portuguese

humble · rank #65,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,550
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH hedonismo

Nearest frequency peer: hedonismo (-8 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “humble”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “humble” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humble
PropertyValue
Headwordhumble
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\œ̃bl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “humble” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).humblecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “hedonismo” (#65,542), “indelicado” (#65,565), “grogue” (#65,532). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “humble” fica em #65,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humble is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,550 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \œ̃bl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "humilde".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for humble, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is humble, spelled H-U-M-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    humilde

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "humble"?
"humble" is spelled H-U-M-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \œ̃bl\.
What does "humble" mean?
As an adjective, "humble" means: humilde
How do you pronounce "humble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humble" is \œ̃bl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "humble", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list