manually
/ˈmænj(u)əliː/adverb
manually is spelled M-A-N-U-A-L-L-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, manually means “By hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in manually?
| Letters | 8: M-A-N-U-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th 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 manually?
Manually appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 manually?
- UK /ˈmænj(ʊ)əli/
- US /ˈmænj(u)əliː/
Manually has 4 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)-Vealhurl-manually.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does manually mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
By hand.
stimulate someone manually
- 2
Using a human, as opposed to a computer.
The student manually corrected several errors missed by the spell checker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Manually in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense by hand:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | manuellement, à la main |
| German | manuell |
| Portuguese | manualmente, à mão |
| Spanish | manualmente |
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 manually come from?
From manual + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).