humanoid

adj

The verdict

“humanoid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-humanoid · humanoid · French

humanoid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for humanoid
PropertyValue
Headwordhumanoid
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « humanoid » en français

humanoidsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

humanoid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "humanoïde.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for humanoid in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is humanoid, spelled H-U-M-A-N-O-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    humanoïde.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ”De varierande egenskaperna på snöig mark, och det snabba styrsvar som krävs vid utförsåkning, innebär stora utmaningar när det gäller rörelsebalans och utformning av gångstil hos humanoida robotar. Dessutom är det en utmaning att använda utrustningen i kyla,” skriver forskarna på labbets hemsida.

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 "humanoid"?
"humanoid" is spelled H-U-M-A-N-O-I-D.
What does "humanoid" mean?
As an adjective, "humanoid" means: humanoïde.
What language does "humanoid" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list