Humus
[ˈhuːmʊs]
The verdict
“Humus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,943 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,943
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bodenart mit hohem Anteil an organischer Substanz
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Humus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhuːmʊs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #52,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Humus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Humus is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhuːmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,943 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Humus, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Humus, spelled H-U-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Bodenart mit hohem Anteil an organischer Substanz
- 2in der Bodenkunde ebendiese organische Substanz
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Humus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-U-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhuːmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.