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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horsley

/hˈɔɹsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
hors-ley
IPA
/hˈɔɹsli/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Horsleys (plural)

Phrases

East Horsley Horsley Cross Horsley Park West Horsley

Homonyms

horsely

Rhymes With

horsely

Questions

How do you pronounce horsley?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɹsli/.
What does horsley mean?
A placename:
Where does horsley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce horsley

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