Which to use
“humanity” and “humility” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,162
- “humanity” frequency rank
- #13,173
- “humility” frequency rank
- 17335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humanity | humility |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Humankind; human beings as a group. | The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior. |
Where the eye mixes humanity and humility
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: humanity vs humility
A purely visual mix-up. humanity (/hjuˈmænɪti/) and humility (/hjuːˈmɪlɪti/) 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 17335, 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/. humility is at rank #13,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/.
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 17335, this pair ranks #452,086 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of humanity vs humility
Shared letters: himtuy. Private to "humanity": an. Private to "humility": l.
"humanity" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "humility" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "humanity" for "humility" ever safe?
Frequency check: "humanity" vs "humility" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "humanity" and "humility" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "humanity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humility" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #452,086 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humanity" and "humility" 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 #452,086 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.