human

[huˈmaːn]

/[huˈmaːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“human” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,222
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - menschlich, zum Menschen gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-human · human · German

human · rank #8,222 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,222
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hofmann

Nearest frequency peer: Hofmann (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „human“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „human“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

human vs Humor
40% similar
human vs Huren
40% similar
human vs hüten
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for human
PropertyValue
Headwordhuman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[huˈmaːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,222
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „human“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).humanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Hofmann“ (#8,221), „höchster“ (#8,223), „herausfinden“ (#8,220). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „human“ bei #8,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around human (IPA [huˈmaːn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,222 among 3,372 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for human, with forms such as "hhuman", "hmuan", and "huamn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Humor", "Huren", "hüten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is human, spelled H-U-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    menschlich, zum Menschen gehörend
  2. 2
    die Menschenwürde wahrend
  3. 3
    wenig streng, wenig unangenehm, gut zu meistern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how human appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Forschung an humanen Stammzellen unterliegt strengen Auflagen.
  2. In einem Rechtsstaat muss ein humaner Strafvollzug gewährleistet sein.

Synonyms

menschlichmenschenwürdigzivil

Antonyms

grausaminhumanunmenschlich

This word in other languages

human(English)humain(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhuman
  • hmuan
  • huamn
  • humann
  • humman
  • humna
  • uhman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of human - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhuman1hmuan2huamn2humann1humman1humna2uhman2
Edit distance from "human"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "human"?
"human" is spelled H-U-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [huˈmaːn].
What does "human" mean?
As an adjective, "human" means: menschlich, zum Menschen gehörend
What words are commonly confused with "human"?
"human" is commonly confused with "Humor", "Huren", "hüten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "human"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "human" is [huˈmaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "human" come from?
"human" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heiko#8,219Grimm#8,214final#8,205netto#8,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

gönnen7 variantsKommune7 variantsDemos7 variantsruhen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list