humanity

/hjuˈmænɪti/

//hjuˈmænɪti// noun

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"humanity" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“humanity” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,162
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Humankind; human beings as a group.

Corpus desk

Index EN-humanity · humanity · English

humanity · rank #4,162 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,162
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hiding

Nearest frequency peer: hiding (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “humanity”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “humanity” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

humanity vs humanly
75% similar
humanity vs humidity
75% similar
humanity vs humility
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for humanity
PropertyValue
Headwordhumanity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hjuˈmænɪti/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,162
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “humanity”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).humanitylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “hiding” (#4,161), “guards” (#4,160), “frozen” (#4,159). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “humanity” is #4,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around humanity (IPA /hjuˈmænɪti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,162 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for humanity, with forms such as "hhumanity", "hmuanity", and "huamnity". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "humanly", "humidity", "humility", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”). The correct English form is humanity, spelled H-U-M-A-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Humankind; human beings as a group.
  2. 2
    The human condition or nature.
  3. 3
    The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.
  4. 4
    Any academic subject belonging to the humanities.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how humanity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
  2. At last the concourse is relatively clear of humanity and the task of clearing up can begin.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).

This word in other languages

humanidad(Español)humanité(Français)Menschheit(Deutsch)humanidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhumanity
  • hmuanity
  • huamnity
  • humainty
  • humanitty
  • humanityy
  • humaniyt
  • humannity
  • humantiy
  • hummanity
  • humnaity
  • uhmanity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of humanity - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhumanity1hmuanity2huamnity2humainty2humanitty1humanityy1humaniyt2humannity1
Edit distance from "humanity"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "humanity"?
"humanity" is spelled H-U-M-A-N-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /hjuˈmænɪti/.
What does "humanity" mean?
As a noun, "humanity" means: Humankind; human beings as a group.
What words are commonly confused with "humanity"?
"humanity" is commonly confused with "humanly", "humidity", "humility". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "humanity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humanity" is /hjuˈmænɪti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "humanity"?
Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "humanity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

communist12 variantsanswered12 variantssomeone's12 variantssubmitted12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list