Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verley

/vˈɝli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-ley
IPA: /vˈɝli/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from West Flemish

Etymology

From West Flemish, a shortening of Dutch Van der Leij.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Phrases

Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce verley?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɝli/.
What does verley mean?: A surname from West Flemish
Where does verley come from?: From West Flemish, a shortening of Dutch Van der Leij.

How to pronounce verley

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