Which to use
“humaine” is a noun and “humaines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,703
- “humaine” frequency rank
- #3,009
- “humaines” frequency rank
- 4712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humaine | humaines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne humaine considérée comme représentante des traits idéels du féminin sur le plan du genre administratif, du sexe biologique ou du stéréotype social. | Féminin pluriel de humain. |
Same sound, different letters: humaine vs humaines
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. humaine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against humaines's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - humaine and humaines
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: humaine and humaines carry the same recorded pronunciation, \y.mɛn\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “humaine” sits inside “humaines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
humaine is recorded at frequency rank #1,703, classified as anoun, pronounced \y.mɛn\. humaines is at rank #3,009, tagged as anadj, pronounced \y.mɛn\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4712, this pair ranks #430,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of humaine vs humaines
Shared letters: aehimnu. Private to "humaine": -. Private to "humaines": s.
"humaine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "humaines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "humaine" and "humaines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "humaine" or "humaines"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "humaine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humaines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humaine" and "humaines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hautaine vs humaine". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #430,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.