human rights
/ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/
"human-rights" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“human rights” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.
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Index EN-human-rights · human rights · English
human rights · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | human rights |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “human rights” in English
Rare enough to double-check
human rights is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for human rights in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From human right + -s (suffix forming plural nouns and pluralia tantum). The correct English form is human rights, spelled H-U-M-A-N- -R-I-G-H-T-S.
Definition
- 1The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how human rights appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This trampler upon human rights is — Fashion. Strange that mankind should love a despotism, And while they kick against one kind of rule, Should uncomplainingly endure another,[…]
We should not facilely judge China by the American standard of democracy, but its current human rights violations are beyond the pale. At the same time, we should not suspend our relationship because of the human rights issue. If we had always refused to deal with leaders who violated human rights, there would have been no opening to China in 1972.
Etymology
From human right + -s (suffix forming plural nouns and pluralia tantum).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.