humana

\uˈma.na\

/\uˈma.na\/ adj

The verdict

“humana” is uncommon French (frequency #88,732 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,732
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de humano.

Corpus desk

Index FR-humana · humana · French

humana · rank #88,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,732
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Huntingdon

Nearest frequency peer: Huntingdon (+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 « humana »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « humana » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humana
PropertyValue
Headwordhumana
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\uˈma.na\
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « humana » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.humanatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Huntingdon » (#88,733), « hospitalo » (#88,730), « hydrogéologie » (#88,734). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « humana » est au #88,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humana is uncommon French at frequency #88,732 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \uˈma.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de humano.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for humana, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 humana, spelled H-U-M-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de humano.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "humana"?
"humana" is spelled H-U-M-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \uˈma.na\.
What does "humana" mean?
As an adjective, "humana" means: Féminin singulier de humano.
How do you pronounce "humana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humana" is \uˈma.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humana" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "humana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list