Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miley

/ˈmaɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: mi-ley
IPA: /ˈmaɪli/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

name

Etymology

Popularised as a female name by American pop singer Miley Ray Cyrus (nicknamed Miley from "smiley").

Rhymes With

highly riley wiley smiley o'reilly reilly wylie wily slyly shyly wryly kiley

Questions

How do you pronounce miley?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪli/.
What does miley mean?: A female given name.
Where does miley come from?: Popularised as a female name by American pop singer Miley Ray Cyrus (nicknamed Miley from "smiley").

How to pronounce miley

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