mannerly
/ˈmænəɹli/
"mannerly" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mannerly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polite, having good manners.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mannerly · mannerly · English
mannerly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mannerly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmænəɹli/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mannerly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mannerly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmænəɹli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Polite, having good manners.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mannerly in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English manerely, equivalent to manner + -ly. The correct English form is mannerly, spelled M-A-N-N-E-R-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Polite, having good manners.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mannerly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have / What thou think'st meet, and is most mannerly.
1861, Charlotte Yonge, The Young Step-Mother ...but Genevieve's laugh roused her again, partly because she thought it less mannerly than accorded with the girl's usual politeness.
Etymology
From Middle English manerely, equivalent to manner + -ly.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.