# Bentley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɛntliː/ · frequency rank #13,101

## Definitions
1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
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## Etymology
From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.

## Easily confused with
- **Bingley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bentley-vs-bingley)
- **Brantley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bentley-vs-brantley)
- **beetle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beetle-vs-bentley)
- **Beatle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatle-vs-bentley)
- **Beatles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatles-vs-bentley)
- **Beasley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beasley-vs-bentley)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbentley`, `benltey`, `benntley`, `bentely`, `bentleyy`, `bentlley`, `bentlye`, `benttley`, `betnley`, `bnetley`, `ebntley`

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