# Shelley, shelly

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /ˈʃɛli/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### Shelley
*/ˈʃɛli/*
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.

### shelly
*/ˈʃɛli/*
Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/shelley