humans

[ˈhjuːməns]

/[ˈhjuːməns]/ noun

The verdict

“humans” is uncommon German (frequency #69,371 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,371
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs human

Corpus desk

Index DE-humans · humans · German

humans · rank #69,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,371
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Humankapital

Nearest frequency peer: Humankapital (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „humans“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „humans“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humans
PropertyValue
Headwordhumans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhjuːməns]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „humans“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).humansfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Humankapital“ (#69,370), „Hunderassen“ (#69,372), „Höchstleistung“ (#69,373). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „humans“ bei #69,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humans is uncommon German at frequency #69,371 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhjuːməns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs human".

No misspelling variants are generated for humans in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is humans, spelled H-U-M-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs 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 "humans"?
"humans" is spelled H-U-M-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhjuːməns].
What does "humans" mean?
As a noun, "humans" means: Plural des Substantivs human
How do you pronounce "humans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humans" is [ˈhjuːməns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humans" come from?
"humans" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list