inhumane
/ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/adjective
inhumane is spelled I-N-H-U-M-A-N-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “inhuman vs inhumane” about 1,000 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, inhumane means “Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inhumane?
| Letters | 8: I-N-H-U-M-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is inhumane?
Inhumane appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 inhumane?
- /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
Inhumane has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inhumane.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with inhumane
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: inhuman.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of inhumane
- more inhumane comparative
- most inhumane superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inhumane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does inhumane come from?
Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane from in- + humane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).