Amberley

/ˈambəli/

//ˈambəli// name

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"amberley" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Amberley” is an uncommon English word, ranked #77,399 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#77,399
frequency rank, English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small village in Minchinhampton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8501).

Key facts for Amberley
PropertyValue
HeadwordAmberley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈambəli/
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Amberley” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Amberley lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Amberley is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈambəli/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,399 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Amberley in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Amberley, spelled A-M-B-E-R-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small village in Minchinhampton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8501).
  2. 2
    A small settlement in Marden parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5447).
  3. 3
    A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0313).
  4. 4
    A town in Hurunui district, North Canterbury, New Zealand.
  5. 5
    A rural community in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
  6. 6
    A village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.
  7. 7
    A community in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Amberley"?
"Amberley" is spelled A-M-B-E-R-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈambəli/.
What does "Amberley" mean?
As a proper noun, "Amberley" means: A small village in Minchinhampton parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8501).
How do you pronounce "Amberley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Amberley" is /ˈambəli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Amberley" come from?
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Using “Amberley”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-M-B-E-R-L-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈambəli/ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list