womanly
wom·an·ly/ˈwʊmənli/adjective, adverb
womanly is spelled W-O-M-A-N-L-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (wom·an·ly). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, womanly means “Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in womanly?
| Letters | 7: W-O-M-A-N-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: wom·an·ly |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is womanly?
Womanly appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 womanly?
- /ˈwʊmənli/
Womanly has 3 syllables, split wom·an·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-womanly.wav, En-womanly.flac, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of womanly
- womanlier comparative
- womanliest superlative
- womonly
- womynly
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does womanly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
- 2
rareFemale.
adverb
- 1
In the manner of a woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Womanly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the characteristics of a woman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | féminin |
| German | weiblich, fraulich |
| Portuguese | feminino |
| Spanish | femenino, mujeril, femenil, femíneo, feminoide, amujerado |
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 womanly come from?
From Middle English womanly, wommanlich, wommanly, wommanlych, wummonlich, equivalent to woman + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).