humbly
/ˈhʌmbli/adverb
humbly is spelled H-U-M-B-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, humbly means “In a humble manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in humbly?
| Letters | 6: H-U-M-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 humbly?
Humbly appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 humbly?
- /ˈhʌmbli/
Humbly has 2 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-humbly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of humbly
- more humbly comparative
- most humbly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humbly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a humble manner.
I humbly accept this award.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Humbly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a humble manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | humblement |
| German | demütig |
| Portuguese | humildemente |
| Spanish | humildemente |
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 humbly come from?
From Middle English humbely, humbliche. By surface analysis, humble + -ly. Displaced Old English ēaþmōdlīċe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).