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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilley

/pˈɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
pil-ley
IPA
/pˈɪli/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English pīl (“pile, post”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to pile + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pilleys (plural)

Phrases

Pilley's Island

Rhymes With

really silly billy chile lily willie chili philly willy lilly chilly billie

Questions

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

How to pronounce pilley

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