Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mosley

/ˈmoʊzli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: mosley
IPA: /ˈmoʊzli/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname.

Example Sentences

"Whether it is the soul food restaurant on 38th Street, where he and his father and trainer, Jack Mosley, dined earlier in the week, or at the workouts leading up Saturday's WBC welterweight championship rematch against Vernon Forrest at Conseco Fieldhouse, Mosley cannot go anywhere without hearing the shouts of supporters who want to get close to him."

Etymology

From several places in England, including the derivations: * Old English mos (“peat bog”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to moss + -ley (“lea”). * Old English mus (“mouse”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to mouse + -ley (“lea”). * From the Old English byname Moll.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: mos
Suffix: moss, mouse

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmoʊzli/

Inflected Forms

Moseley (alternative) Mosely (alternative) Mossley (alternative) Mozeley (alternative) Mozley (alternative)

Derived Forms

Mosleyan Mosleyite

Rhymes With

mosely

Questions

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

How to pronounce mosley

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