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. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set humaine and humaines apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
humaine and humaines form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “humaine” sits inside “humaines” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering humaine vs humaines
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “humaine”; for an adjective, it's “humaines”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “humaine” entry
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