# humane

> English word · Adjective · IPA /hjuːˈmeɪn/ · frequency rank #12,619

## Definitions
1. Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
2. Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
3. Obsolete spelling of human.

## Etymology
From Middle English humain, humayne, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō (“man”). Cognate with Old English guma (“man”), whence the groom in English bridegroom.

## Easily confused with
- **Hume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-hume)
- **Hyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-hyman)
- **Hunan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-hunan)
- **humble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-humble)
- **humanly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-humanly)
- **humanely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-humanely)
- **Huma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huma-vs-humane)
- **human** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/human-vs-humane)
- **Huang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huang-vs-humane)
- **homage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homage-vs-humane)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhumane`, `hmuane`, `huamne`, `humaen`, `humanne`, `hummane`, `humnae`, `uhmane`

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