húmus
Portuguese, noun/ˈũ.mus/
húmus is spelled H-Ú-M-U-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Húmus is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “humus (natural organic compounds found in the soil)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que humo”.
What does húmus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehumus (natural organic compounds found in the soil)
noun
- 1
masculinehummus
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que humo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of húmus
- humo alternative
- homus alternative Brazil
- homos alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce húmus?
- Brazil /ˈũ.mus/
- /ˈũ.muʃ/
- Portugal /ˈu.muʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to húmus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is húmus in Portuguese?
húmus appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).