Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curley

/kˈɝli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: cur-ley
IPA: /kˈɝli/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced form of McCurley.

Inflected Forms

Curleys (plural) Kearley (alternative) Kerley (alternative)

Homonyms

kerley kearley

Rhymes With

early shirley curly hurley pearly burley surly girlie burly gurley worley turley

Questions

How do you pronounce curley?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝli/.
What does curley mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does curley come from?: Reduced form of McCurley.

How to pronounce curley

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