humanovshúmidoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“humano” and “húmido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#960
“humano” frequency rank
#32,636
“húmido” frequency rank
33596
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature humano húmido
Definition relativo ou pertencente ao homem vide úmido

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set humano and húmido apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
humano
6 ch
húmido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

humano and húmido are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

humano is recorded at frequency rank #960, classified as anadj. húmido is at rank #32,636, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈu.mi.du/.

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 33596, this pair ranks #33,869 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of humano vs húmido

Shared letters: hmo. Private to "humano": anu. Private to "húmido": diú.

"humano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "húmido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • humanohhumano · hmuano · huamno · humanno · humaon · hummano · humnao · uhmano

Frequency comparison

humano#960
húmido#32,636

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "humano" and "húmido" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "humano" or "húmido"?
"humano" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #960 in our Portuguese list, against #32,636 for "húmido". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering humano vs húmido

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 “humano” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list