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wortley

/wˈɝtli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
wort-ley
IPA
/wˈɝtli/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wortleys (plural) Worley (alternative)

Rhymes With

overtly covertly curtly alertly kirtley birtley

Questions

How do you pronounce wortley?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɝtli/.
What does wortley mean?
An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
Where does wortley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce wortley

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