# humanist vs humanity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### humanity
*noun · IPA /hjuˈmænɪti/ · frequency rank #4,162*
Humankind; human beings as a group.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanist-vs-humanity