# humanism vs humanist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### humanism
*noun · IPA /ˈhjuːmənɪz(ə)m/ · frequency rank #29,314*
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.

### humanist
*noun · IPA /ˈhjuːmənɪst/ · frequency rank #26,465*
A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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