homem
\ˈɔ.mɐ̃j\
The verdict
“homem” is uncommon French (frequency #99,194 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,194
- frequency rank, French
- 1,969
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme, mâle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-homem · homem · French
homem · rank #99,194 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,194
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,969
- PHOTO-FINISH hissa
Nearest frequency peer: hissa (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « homem »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- herring
herring
813 corpus weight
- hija
hija
810 corpus weight
- hindouistes
hindouistes
809 corpus weight
- hissa
hissa
808 corpus weight
- homem
homem
807 corpus weight
- honnis
honnis
805 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « homem » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | homem |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɔ.mɐ̃j\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #99,194 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « homem » en français
Rare enough to double-check
homem is uncommon French at frequency #99,194 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɔ.mɐ̃j\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
homem has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is homem, spelled H-O-M-E-M.
Definition
- 1Homme, mâle.
- 2Homme, être humain.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how homem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(O presidente) endureceu o decreto na terça-feira, após uma série de explosões em todo o país e uma traumática invasão por homens armados a uma emissora de televisão durante transmissão ao vivo de programa.
Aliás – descubro eu agora – também eu não faço a menor falta, e até o que escrevo um outro escreveria. Um outro escritor, sim, mas teria que ser homem porque escritora mulher pode lacrimejar piegas.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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