# sapiens

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,212

## Definitions
1. A human being (Homo sapiens).

## Etymology
From translingual Homo sapiens, from Latin sapiēns, present active participle of sapiō (“discern, be capable of discerning”).

## Easily confused with
- **spies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sapiens-vs-spies)
- **spins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sapiens-vs-spins)
- **salient** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salient-vs-sapiens)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aspiens`, `saipens`, `sapeins`, `sapienns`, `sapienss`, `sapiesn`, `sapines`, `sappiens`, `spaiens`, `ssapiens`

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