humain
French, noun/y.mɛ̃/
humain is spelled H-U-M-A-I-N (6 letters) and appears 65 times per million words in written French, the 1,293rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Humain is a French masculine noun meaning “human” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Être vivant qui fait partie de l’espèce humaine”.
What does humain mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehuman
adjective
- 1
human
être humain
- 2
humane
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’espèce humaine. 2. Qui ressemble au comportement et aux manières de l’espèce humaine. 3. Qui est sensible à la pitié, secourable, bienfaisant.
noun: 1. Être vivant qui fait partie de l’espèce humaine. 2. L’humanité dans son ensemble. 3. Nature humaine, relation sociale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of humain
- humains plural
- humaine feminine
- humaines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce humain?
- /y.mɛ̃/
- \y.mɛ̃\
- [y.mɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to humain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is humain in French?
humain appears 65 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).