non-humain
\nɔn‿y.mɛ̃\
The verdict
“non-humain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Relatif aux êtres qui ne sont pas humains, animaux mais aussi intelligence artificielle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-non-humain · non-humain · French
non-humain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | non-humain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \nɔn‿y.mɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
non-humain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \nɔn‿y.mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif aux êtres qui ne sont pas humains, animaux mais aussi intelligence artificielle.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for non-humain, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is non-humain, spelled N-O-N---H-U-M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux êtres qui ne sont pas humains, animaux mais aussi intelligence artificielle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how non-humain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Considérant enfin que l’incohérence actuelle des systèmes juridiques nationaux et internationaux ne peut supporter l’inaction et qu’il importe d’initier des changements afin que soient prises en compte la sensibilité et l’intelligence des animaux non-humains
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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.