# humble vs humbly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### humble
*adjective · IPA /ˈhʌmbəl/ · frequency rank #5,973*
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.

### humbly
*adverb · IPA /ˈhʌmbli/ · frequency rank #23,306*
In a humble manner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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