humanely
/hjuːˈmeɪn.li/adverb
humanely is spelled H-U-M-A-N-E-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, humanely means “In a humane manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in humanely?
| Letters | 8: H-U-M-A-N-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is humanely?
Humanely appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce humanely?
- US /hjuːˈmeɪn.li/
Humanely has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-humanely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with humanely?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as humanely from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnli/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of humanely
- more humanely comparative
- most humanely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humanely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a humane manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Humanely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a humane manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | humainement |
| German | menschlich |
| Portuguese | humanamente |
| Spanish | humanamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does humanely come from?
From Middle English humanly; equivalent to humane + -ly. Piecewise doublet of humanly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).