# human vs humanly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### human
*adjective · IPA /ˈhjuː.mən/ · frequency rank #444*
Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

### humanly
*adverb · IPA /ˈhjuːmənli/ · frequency rank #31,604*
In a human manner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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