Menschheit

\ˈmɛnʃ.haɪ̯t\

/\ˈmɛnʃ.haɪ̯t\/ noun

The verdict

“Menschheit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - L’humanité, tous les êtres humains.

Corpus desk

Index FR-menschheit · Menschheit · French

Menschheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Menschheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordMenschheit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmɛnʃ.haɪ̯t\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Menschheit » en français

Menschheitsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Menschheit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈmɛnʃ.haɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Menschheit has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Menschheit, spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    L’humanité, tous les êtres humains.
  2. 2
    Humanité, essence de l’être humain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Von allen wird einmütig anerkannt, daß es innerhalb der menschlichen Spezies «Weibchen» gibt. Sie stellen heute wie ehedem etwa die Hälfte der Menschheit.
  2. Dieser Gerichtsfall ist, obgleich schon ein paar Jahre alt, nicht nur deshalb so unvergesslich, weil er um eine der fabelhaften Formulierungen kreist, mit denen die deutsche Jurisprudenz die Menschheit beschenkt hat: "nutzlos aufgewendete Urlaubszeit."

Synonyms

ErdbevölkerungMenschengeschlechtMenschenmenge

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Menschheit"?
"Menschheit" is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmɛnʃ.haɪ̯t\.
What does "Menschheit" mean?
As a noun, "Menschheit" means: L’humanité, tous les êtres humains.
How do you pronounce "Menschheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Menschheit" is \ˈmɛnʃ.haɪ̯t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Menschheit" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list