humanities

\hju.ˈmæn.ɪ.tiz\

/\hju.ˈmæn.ɪ.tiz\/ noun

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The verdict

“humanities” is uncommon French (frequency #92,836 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,836
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de humanity.

Corpus desk

Index FR-humanities · humanities · French

humanities · rank #92,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,836
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hurtado

Nearest frequency peer: hurtado (+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 « humanities »

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 « humanities » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for humanities
PropertyValue
Headwordhumanities
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\hju.ˈmæn.ɪ.tiz\
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « humanities » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).humanitiestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « hurtado » (#92,837), « huilerie » (#92,834), « hurts » (#92,838). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « humanities » est au #92,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

humanities is uncommon French at frequency #92,836 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \hju.ˈmæn.ɪ.tiz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for humanities in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is humanities, spelled H-U-M-A-N-I-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de humanity.
  2. 2
    Sciences humaines (excluant les sciences sociales).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how humanities appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Foreign languages, English literature, and history are examples of the humanities.

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 "humanities"?
"humanities" is spelled H-U-M-A-N-I-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \hju.ˈmæn.ɪ.tiz\.
What does "humanities" mean?
As a noun, "humanities" means: Pluriel de humanity.
How do you pronounce "humanities"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humanities" is \hju.ˈmæn.ɪ.tiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humanities" come from?
"humanities" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list