how to pronounce humain

/y.mɛ̃/

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humain is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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An example use of humain in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… sont peut-être moins humain et que nous …”

meanings of humain

adjective:

Humane.
Human.

noun:

Human.

humain frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word humain occurs in french on average 103.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.