inhumain
French, adjective/i.ny.mɛ̃/
inhumain is spelled I-N-H-U-M-A-I-N (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 21,266th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inhumain is a French adjective meaning “inhumane” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est d’une cruauté excessive”.
What does inhumain mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inhumane
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est d’une cruauté excessive. 2. Qui n'est pas digne de la noblesse de l'homme. 3. Qui dépasse ce qu'on rencontre généralement chez l'être humain.
noun: 1. Substantif de l’adjectif.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inhumain
- inhumaine feminine
- inhumains masculine plural
- inhumaines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inhumain?
- /i.ny.mɛ̃/
- \i.ny.mɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inhumain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inhumain in French?
inhumain appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).