# Barnsley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/ · frequency rank #28,832

## Definitions
1. A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
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7. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

## Easily confused with
- **Burnley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnsley-vs-burnley)
- **Barney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barney-vs-barnsley)
- **barley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barley-vs-barnsley)
- **Barkley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barkley-vs-barnsley)

## Common misspellings (13)
`abrnsley`, `banrsley`, `barnlsey`, `barnnsley`, `barnsely`, `barnsleyy`, `barnslley`, `barnslye`, `barnssley`, `barrnsley`, `barsnley`, `bbarnsley`, `bransley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barnsley