humanitarian
hu·man·it·a·ri·an/hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/adjective, noun
humanitarian is spelled H-U-M-A-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N: 12 letters and 6 syllables (hu·man·it·a·ri·an). It appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, humanitarian means “Relating to people's welfare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in humanitarian?
| Letters | 12: H-U-M-A-N-I-T-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: hu·man·it·a·ri·an |
| In writing | 8.1 times per million words; the 8,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is humanitarian?
Humanitarian appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce humanitarian?
- UK /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/
- UK [-ɛə.ɹi.ən]
- US /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
Humanitarian has 6 syllables, split hu·man·it·a·ri·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-humanitarian.mp3, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-humanitarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with humanitarian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as humanitarian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiən/):
- Bulgarian
- vegetarian
- authoritarian
- ovarian
- sectarian
- totalitarian
- veterinarian
- bavarian
- egalitarian
- unitarian
- antiquarian
- parliamentarian
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of humanitarian
- more humanitarian comparative
- most humanitarian superlative
- humanitarians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humanitarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to people's welfare.
- 2
Being compassionate or humane.
- 3
rareOf or pertaining to the belief that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.
- 4
Synonym of humanist (“relating to humanism”).
noun
- 1
A person concerned with people's welfare; a do-gooder or philanthropist.
- 2
rareOne who believes that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.
- 3
Synonym of humanist (“a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Humanitarian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | humanitaire, humanitariste , humaniste |
| German | humanitär |
| Portuguese | humanitário |
| Spanish | humanitario |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does humanitarian come from?
From humanity + -arian (suffix indicating an advocate of or believer in something), possibly modelled after Unitarian (“Christian who does not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity; pertaining to Unitarianism”) (see noun sense 2 and verb sense 2).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).