inhumane
/ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/
"inhumane" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inhumane” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,201
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inhumane · inhumane · English
inhumane · rank #24,201 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #24,201
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH inflamed
Nearest frequency peer: inflamed (-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 “inhumane”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- idealistic
idealistic
75,805 corpus weight
- impede
impede
75,804 corpus weight
- imperialist
imperialist
75,803 corpus weight
- inflamed
inflamed
75,801 corpus weight
- inhumane
inhumane
75,800 corpus weight
- instantaneo…
instantaneous
75,798 corpus weight
What this shows “inhumane” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inhumane |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “inhumane”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around inhumane (IPA /ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪn/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,201 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for inhumane, with forms such as "ihnumane", "inhhumane", and "inhmuane". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inhuman", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: 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. The correct English form is inhumane, spelled I-N-H-U-M-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of inhuman: lacking pity or compassion for misery and suffering; cruel, unkind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inhumane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herein thou haſt done good ſeruice to thy country: VVere all inhumaine ſlaues ſo ſerued as he, England would be ciuill, and from all ſuch dealings free.
But the ruthless cleaning up of those streets and merciless treatment of gang members have triggered outrage and concern among human rights organizations, which have condemned Cecot as inhumane and unacceptable.
Etymology
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.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ihnumane
- inhhumane
- inhmuane
- inhuamne
- inhumaen
- inhumanne
- inhummane
- inhumnae
- innhumane
- inuhmane
- nihumane
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inhumane - 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.
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.
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Same letter count
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