# manually

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #11,247

## Definitions
1. By hand.
2. Using a human, as opposed to a computer.

## Etymology
From manual + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **McNally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manually-vs-mcnally)
- **mentally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manually-vs-mentally)
- **mutually** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manually-vs-mutually)
- **manual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manual-vs-manually)
- **Mandalay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandalay-vs-manually)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amnually`, `manaully`, `mannually`, `manuallyy`, `manualy`, `manualyl`, `manulaly`, `maunally`, `mmanually`, `mnaually`

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