humanlike

adj

"humanlike" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“humanlike” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having characteristics of a human.

Key facts for humanlike
PropertyValue
Headwordhumanlike
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “humanlike” sits in English frequency

humanlike falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humanlike is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having characteristics of a human.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for humanlike in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From human + -like. The correct English form is humanlike, spelled H-U-M-A-N-L-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having characteristics of a human.

Etymology

From human + -like.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "humanlike"?
"humanlike" is spelled H-U-M-A-N-L-I-K-E.
What does "humanlike" mean?
As an adjective, "humanlike" means: Having characteristics of a human.
What is the origin of the word "humanlike"?
From human + -like. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “humanlike”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-U-M-A-N-L-I-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list