sciences humaines
\sjɑ̃s.z‿y.mɛn\
The verdict
“sciences humaines” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de disciplines qui étudient, de manière rationnelle et méthodique, les comportements, les créations, les structures sociales et les représentations humaines, individuelles ou collectives, ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sciences humaines |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sjɑ̃s.z‿y.mɛn\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sciences humaines” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sciences humaines is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sjɑ̃s.z‿y.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble de disciplines qui étudient, de manière rationnelle et méthodique, les comportements, les créations, les structures sociales et les représentations humaines, individuelles ou collectives, ...".
Zero misspellings are on record for sciences humaines in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sciences humaines, spelled S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S- -H-U-M-A-I-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de disciplines qui étudient, de manière rationnelle et méthodique, les comportements, les créations, les structures sociales et les représentations humaines, individuelles ou collectives, dans le temps et l’espace. Elles se distinguent des sciences naturelles par leur objet d’étude centré sur l’humain et les sociétés, et emploient une diversité de méthodes qualitatives et quantitatives adaptées à la complexité de leurs objets.
This word in other languages
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.
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- The one correct French spelling is S-C-I-E-N-C-E-S- -H-U-M-A-I-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sjɑ̃s.z‿y.mɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.