Which to use
“humanité” and “humilité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,956
- “humanité” frequency rank
- #10,718
- “humilité” frequency rank
- 12674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humanité | humilité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nature ou condition humaine. | Vertu qui nous donne le sentiment de notre faiblesse, qui réprime en nous les mouvements de l’orgueil. |
Where the eye mixes humanité and humilité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. humanité and humilité follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between humanité and humilité
A purely visual mix-up. humanité (\y.ma.ni.te\) and humilité (\y.mi.li.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
humanité is recorded at frequency rank #1,956, classified as anoun, pronounced \y.ma.ni.te\. humilité is at rank #10,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced \y.mi.li.te\.
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 12674, this pair ranks #404,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of humanité vs humilité
Shared letters: himtué. Private to "humanité": an. Private to "humilité": l.
"humanité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "humilité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "humanité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humilité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humanité" and "humilité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humilie vs humilité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #404,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.