humanly
/ˈhjuːmənli/adverb, adjective
humanly is spelled H-U-M-A-N-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, humanly means “In a human manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in humanly?
| Letters | 7: H-U-M-A-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is humanly?
Humanly appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 humanly?
- /ˈhjuːmənli/
Humanly 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: En-us-humanly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of humanly
- more humanly comparative
- most humanly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humanly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a human manner.
adjective
- 1
nonstandardOf or pertaining to humans; human.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Humanly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a human manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | humainement |
| 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 humanly come from?
From human (adjective) + -ly (adverbial suffix). Piecewise doublet of humanely (in Middle English as humanly, when human and humane had not yet become different words).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).