humeur

^((h muet))\y.mœʁ\

/^((h muet))\y.mœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“humeur” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,265
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toute substance liquide qui se trouve dans un organisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-humeur · humeur · French

humeur · rank #3,265 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,265
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH horrible

Nearest frequency peer: horrible (-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 « humeur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « humeur » 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).

humeur vs humus
67% similar
humeur vs humour
83% similar
humeur vs humeurs
86% similar

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

Key facts for humeur
PropertyValue
Headwordhumeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h muet))\y.mœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,265
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « humeur »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « horrible » (#3,264), « immigration » (#3,266), « guy » (#3,263). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « humeur » est au #3,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around humeur (IPA ^((h muet))\y.mœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,265 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for humeur, with forms such as "hhumeur", "hmueur", and "huemur". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "humus", "humour", "humeurs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is humeur, spelled H-U-M-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toute substance liquide qui se trouve dans un organisme.
  2. 2
    État d’esprit plus ou moins durable, particulièrement en ce qu’il est plutôt agréable ou non.
  3. 3
    Une disposition chagrine ; un mécontentement.
  4. 4
    Fantaisie, caprice.
  5. 5
    C’est un homme d’humeur, C’est un homme capricieux et d’humeur inégale.
  6. 6
    Certain penchant à la plaisanterie, d’une certaine originalité facétieuse. Dans ce sens, on emploie maintenant plutôt le mot humour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. – Quelle fleur aimez-vous ? demanda la vieille d’une voix enrouée par les humeurs qui montaient et descendaient incessamment dans ses bronches.
  2. Il invoqua les Indiens du Brésil qui gardent le cadavre du grand-père pendant plusieurs mois, pour envenimer la pointe de leurs armes avec les puantes humeurs de l’aïeul.

Synonyms

mood

This word in other languages

humour(English)humor(Español)Humor(Deutsch)humor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhumeur
  • hmueur
  • huemur
  • humeru
  • humeurr
  • hummeur
  • humuer
  • uhmeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhumeur1hmueur2huemur2humeru2humeurr1hummeur1humuer2uhmeur2
Edit distance from "humeur"

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 "humeur"?
"humeur" is spelled H-U-M-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h muet))\y.mœʁ\.
What does "humeur" mean?
As a noun, "humeur" means: Toute substance liquide qui se trouve dans un organisme.
What words are commonly confused with "humeur"?
"humeur" is commonly confused with "humus", "humour", "humeurs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "humeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humeur" is ^((h muet))\y.mœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humeur" come from?
"humeur" 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 "humeur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

jouent#3,269romain#3,289adulte#3,234actifs#3,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

inconnu8 variantslongs8 variantsfondé8 variantsécart8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list