Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerley

/kˈɝli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: ker-ley
IPA: /kˈɝli/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Variant of Curley.

Inflected Forms

Kerleys (plural)

Homonyms

curley kearley

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce kerley?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝli/.
What does kerley mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does kerley come from?: Variant of Curley.

How to pronounce kerley

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