# humid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhjuːmɪd/ · frequency rank #14,964

## Definitions
1. Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Old French humide, from Latin humidus (“moist”). Via Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”) related to English weaky.

## Easily confused with
- **hump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humid-vs-hump)
- **Hurd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humid-vs-hurd)
- **humor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humid-vs-humor)
- **humps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humid-vs-humps)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hid-vs-humid)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hum-vs-humid)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hud-vs-humid)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hui-vs-humid)
- **Hume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hume-vs-humid)
- **HDMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hdmi-vs-humid)
- **Huma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huma-vs-humid)
- **hued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hued-vs-humid)
- **human** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/human-vs-humid)
- **homie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homie-vs-humid)
- **Hamid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamid-vs-humid)
- **Hamad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamad-vs-humid)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhumid`, `hmuid`, `huimd`, `humdi`, `humidd`, `hummid`, `uhmid`

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