Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headley

/hˈɛdli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
headley
IPA
/hˈɛdli/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + lēah (“clearing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Headleys (plural)

Homonyms

hedley

Rhymes With

deadly medley hedley smedley pedley

Questions

How do you pronounce headley?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛdli/.
What does headley mean?
A surname.
Where does headley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce headley

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈɛdli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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