Ansley

name

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"ansley" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ansley” is uncommon English (frequency #90,139 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,139
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A placename:

Corpus desk

Index EN-ansley · Ansley · English

Ansley · rank #90,139 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,139
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anscombe

Nearest frequency peer: Anscombe (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Ansley”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ansley” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ansley
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnsley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,139
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ansley” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Ansleyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Anscombe” (#90,138), “Anglin” (#90,136), “anticlimax” (#90,143). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Ansley” is #90,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ansley is uncommon English at frequency #90,139 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Ansley in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The correct English form is Ansley, spelled A-N-S-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A placename:
  2. 2
    A placename:
  3. 3
    A placename:
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English.
  5. 5
    A female given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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 "Ansley"?
"Ansley" is spelled A-N-S-L-E-Y.
What does "Ansley" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ansley" means: A placename:
What is the origin of the word "Ansley"?
From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ansley", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anglin#90,136asiago#90,154Akbari#90,119baster#90,183

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list