# humanely vs humanly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### humanely
*adverb · IPA /hjuːˈmeɪn.li/ · frequency rank #44,850*
In a humane manner.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanely-vs-humanly