Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philley

/fˈɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phil-ley
IPA: /fˈɪli/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Philip.

Inflected Forms

Philleys (plural)

Rhymes With

reälly

Questions

How do you pronounce philley?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪli/.
What does philley mean?: A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does philley come from?: From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Philip.

How to pronounce philley

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