humble

[œ̃ːbl]

/[œ̃ːbl]/ adj

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The verdict

“humble” is uncommon German (frequency #53,787 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,787
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - demütig, kleinlaut, unterwürfig, ergeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-humble · humble · German

humble · rank #53,787 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,787
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH husky

Nearest frequency peer: husky (+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 „humble“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humble
PropertyValue
Headwordhumble
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[œ̃ːbl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,787
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „humble“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.humblefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „husky“ (#53,788), „hos“ (#53,784), „hämisch“ (#53,790). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „humble“ bei #53,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humble is uncommon German at frequency #53,787 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [œ̃ːbl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "demütig, kleinlaut, unterwürfig, ergeben".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for humble, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is humble, spelled H-U-M-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    demütig, kleinlaut, unterwürfig, ergeben

This word in other languages

meek(English)

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 "humble"?
"humble" is spelled H-U-M-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [œ̃ːbl].
What does "humble" mean?
As an adjective, "humble" means: demütig, kleinlaut, unterwürfig, ergeben
How do you pronounce "humble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humble" is [œ̃ːbl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humble" come from?
"humble" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

herzig#53,777hennes#53,773Heizer#53,770hadern#53,752

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list