espèce humaine
\ɛs.pɛ.s‿y.mɛn\
The verdict
“espèce humaine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de l’humanité, des êtres humains.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espèce humaine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pɛ.s‿y.mɛn\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espèce humaine” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espèce humaine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.pɛ.s‿y.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble de l’humanité, des êtres humains.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espèce humaine, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is espèce humaine, spelled E-S-P-È-C-E- -H-U-M-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de l’humanité, des êtres humains.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “espèce humaine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-S-P-È-C-E- -H-U-M-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.