Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ilsley

/ˈɪlzli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
il-s-ley
IPA
/ˈɪlzli/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community, formerly a town, in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Ilsley, from the Old English personal name Hild + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ilsleys (plural)

Phrases

East Ilsley West Ilsley

Questions

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

How to pronounce ilsley

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ilsley”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɪlzli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ilsley”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “ilsley” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.