# mail vs manly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mail
*noun · IPA /meɪl/ · frequency rank #1,952*
A bag or wallet.

### manly
*adjective · IPA /ˈmænli/ · frequency rank #11,912*
Having the characteristics of a man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mail-vs-manly