Homo sapiens sapiens

noun

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The verdict

“Homo sapiens sapiens” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ancienne appellation scientifique pour désigner l’être humain dans son dernier stade d’évolution à ce jour (→ voir Homo sapiens).

Key facts for Homo sapiens sapiens
PropertyValue
HeadwordHomo sapiens sapiens
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Homo sapiens sapiens” sits in French frequency

Homo sapiens sapiens falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Homo sapiens sapiens is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancienne appellation scientifique pour désigner l’être humain dans son dernier stade d’évolution à ce jour (→ voir Homo sapiens).".

No misspelling variants are generated for Homo sapiens sapiens in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Homo sapiens sapiens, spelled H-O-M-O- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancienne appellation scientifique pour désigner l’être humain dans son dernier stade d’évolution à ce jour (→ voir Homo sapiens).

Synonyms

être humainhommepersonnehumainHomo sapiens

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Homo sapiens sapiens"?
"Homo sapiens sapiens" is spelled H-O-M-O- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S.
What does "Homo sapiens sapiens" mean?
As a noun, "Homo sapiens sapiens" means: Ancienne appellation scientifique pour désigner l’être humain dans son dernier stade d’évolution à ce jour (→ voir Homo sapiens).
What language does "Homo sapiens sapiens" come from?
"Homo sapiens sapiens" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Homo sapiens sapiens”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-O-M-O- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S- -S-A-P-I-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list