Ainsley
/ˈeɪnzli/
"ainsley" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ainsley” is an uncommon English word, ranked #57,848 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #57,848
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Old English.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ainsley |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪnzli/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,848 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ainsley” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Ainsley is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈeɪnzli/. Corpus data places it at rank #57,848 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Ainsley has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). The correct English form is Ainsley, spelled A-I-N-S-L-E-Y.
Definition
- 1A surname from Old English.
- 2A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Etymology
Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ainsley”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-I-N-S-L-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈeɪnzli/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.