humble

^((h muet))\œ̃bl\

/^((h muet))\œ̃bl\/ adj

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The verdict

“humble” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,973
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui manifeste de l’humilité, une extrême modestie, qui s'abaisse volontairement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-humble · humble · French

humble · rank #7,973 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,973
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH humanitaire

Nearest frequency peer: humanitaire (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « humble »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « humble » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

humble vs hume
67% similar
humble vs hurle
67% similar
humble vs humide
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for humble
PropertyValue
Headwordhumble
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA^((h muet))\œ̃bl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,973
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « humble »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).humblese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « humanitaire » (#7,972), « homosexualité » (#7,971), « Hamilton » (#7,970). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « humble » est au #7,973. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around humble (IPA ^((h muet))\œ̃bl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,973 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for humble, with forms such as "hhumble", "hmuble", and "hubmle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "hume", "hurle", "humide", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is humble, spelled H-U-M-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui manifeste de l’humilité, une extrême modestie, qui s'abaisse volontairement.
  2. 2
    Qui porte trop loin la déférence et le respect.
  3. 3
    Qui marque du respect et de la déférence, en parlant des choses.
  4. 4
    Qui est modeste.
  5. 5
    Qui a peu d’élévation, peu d’apparence, peu d’éclat, qui est sans prétention.
  6. 6
    Qui est médiocre, peu relevé.
  7. 7
    Qui est d’une condition sociale très modeste.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’homme humble ne se croit – ou ne se veut – pas inférieur aux autres : il a cessé de se croire – ou de se vouloir – supérieur.
  2. Il sait parler d'un ton humble. Avoir d’humbles sentiments de soi-même.

This word in other languages

humble(English)humilde(Español)demütig(Deutsch)humilde(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhumble
  • hmuble
  • hubmle
  • humbble
  • humbel
  • humblle
  • humlbe
  • hummble
  • uhmble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of humble - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhumble1hmuble2hubmle2humbble1humbel2humblle1humlbe2hummble1
Edit distance from "humble"

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 "humble"?
"humble" is spelled H-U-M-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\œ̃bl\.
What does "humble" mean?
As an adjective, "humble" means: Qui manifeste de l’humilité, une extrême modestie, qui s'abaisse volontairement.
What words are commonly confused with "humble"?
"humble" is commonly confused with "hume", "hurle", "humide". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "humble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humble" is ^((h muet))\œ̃bl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humble" come from?
"humble" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

grasse#7,967fonder#7,963filmer#7,962luttes#7,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

inquiet9 variantsJuliette9 variantsmartine9 variantsNigeria9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list