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“humanity” and “humidity” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,162
- “humanity” frequency rank
- #9,188
- “humidity” frequency rank
- 13350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humanity | humidity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Humankind; human beings as a group. | Dampness, especially that of the air. |
Where the eye mixes humanity and humidity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: humanity vs humidity
A purely visual mix-up. humanity (/hjuˈmænɪti/) and humidity (/hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
humanity is recorded at frequency rank #4,162, classified as anoun, pronounced /hjuˈmænɪti/. humidity is at rank #9,188, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13350, this pair ranks #476,316 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of humanity vs humidity
Shared letters: himtuy. Private to "humanity": an. Private to "humidity": d.
"humanity" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "humidity" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "humanity" and "humidity" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "humanity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humidity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #476,316 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humanity" and "humidity" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humanely vs humanity". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #476,316 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.