mankind

\ˌmæn.ˈkaɪnd\

/\ˌmæn.ˈkaɪnd\/ noun

The verdict

“mankind” is uncommon French (frequency #70,817 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,817
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Humanité, l’Homme, le genre humain. Note d’usage : Certains trouvent ce mot sexiste.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mankind · mankind · French

mankind · rank #70,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,817
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mangeuse

Nearest frequency peer: mangeuse (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « mankind »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « mankind » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mankind
PropertyValue
Headwordmankind
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌmæn.ˈkaɪnd\
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mankind » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mankindtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « mangeuse » (#70,816), « Marburg » (#70,818), « mangeras » (#70,815). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mankind » est au #70,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mankind is uncommon French at frequency #70,817 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌmæn.ˈkaɪnd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for mankind in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is mankind, spelled M-A-N-K-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Humanité, l’Homme, le genre humain. Note d’usage : Certains trouvent ce mot sexiste.
  2. 2
    Totalité des hommes, par opposition à celle des femmes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The biggest threat to mankind is mankind itself.
  2. Mankind is evil in its thoughts and in its base constructions, and Jonas was resolved it should not have an inch to stretch into an ell against him.

Synonyms

Antonyms

womankind

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 "mankind"?
"mankind" is spelled M-A-N-K-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌmæn.ˈkaɪnd\.
What does "mankind" mean?
As a noun, "mankind" means: Humanité, l’Homme, le genre humain. Note d’usage : Certains trouvent ce mot sexiste.
How do you pronounce "mankind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mankind" is \ˌmæn.ˈkaɪnd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mankind" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list