Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smalley

/smˈɑli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: smal-l-ey
IPA: /smˈɑli/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4044).

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English smæl (“narrow”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: smæl

Usage

Inflected Forms

Smalleys (plural)

Rhymes With

ali holly molly bali poly jolly dolly mali somali trolley polly folly

Questions

How do you pronounce smalley?: The recorded pronunciation is /smˈɑli/.
What does smalley mean?: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4044).
Where does smalley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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