# mainly vs many

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mainly
*adverb · IPA /ˈmeɪnli/ · frequency rank #2,490*
Chiefly; for the most part.

### many
*determiner · IPA /ˈmɛni/ · frequency rank #131*
before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.

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