# humanly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈhjuːmənli/ · frequency rank #31,604

## Definitions
1. In a human manner.

## Etymology
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).

## Easily confused with
- **humbly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanly-vs-humbly)
- **human** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/human-vs-humanly)
- **humane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-humanly)
- **humanity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanity-vs-humanly)
- **humanely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humanely-vs-humanly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhumanly`, `hmuanly`, `huamnly`, `humalny`, `humanlly`, `humanlyy`, `humannly`, `humanyl`, `hummanly`, `humnaly`, `uhmanly`

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