humiliation

\y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃\

/\y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“humiliation” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,888 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,888
frequency rank, French
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’humilier, de s’humilier ou résultat de cette action.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

humiliation vs humiliations
92% similar

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

Key facts for humiliation
PropertyValue
Headwordhumiliation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#10,888
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “humiliation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). humiliation lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for humiliation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,888 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for humiliation, with forms such as "hhumiliation", "hmuiliation", and "huimliation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "humiliations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is humiliation, spelled H-U-M-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’humilier, de s’humilier ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Choses qui humilient.
  3. 3
    Sentiment de dévalorisation et d’indignité né d’une action humiliante dont on se trouve victime.
  4. 4
    Pratique judiciaire qui consistait à infliger une peine publique à une personne en punition de son crime ou de sa faute, sous forme physique ou verbale.

Synonyms

avilissementdégradationrabaissementdénigrementdévalorisation

This word in other languages

humiliation(English)Erniedrigung(Deutsch)humilhação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hhumiliation,hmuiliation,huimliation,humiilation,humilaition,humiliaiton,humiliatino,humiliationn,humiliatoin,humiliattion,humilitaion,humilliation,humliiation,hummiliation,uhmiliation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of humiliation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhumiliation1hmuiliation2huimliation2humiilation2humilaition2humiliaiton2humiliatino2humiliationn1
Edit distance from "humiliation"

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 "humiliation"?
"humiliation" is spelled H-U-M-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃\.
What does "humiliation" mean?
As a noun, "humiliation" means: Action d’humilier, de s’humilier ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "humiliation"?
"humiliation" is commonly confused with "humiliations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "humiliation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "humiliation" is \y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "humiliation" come from?
"humiliation" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “humiliation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is H-U-M-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \y.mi.lja.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “humiliations” - see the side-by-side comparison. humiliation vs humiliations
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list