burley
/ˈbɜː(ɹ)li/noun, adjective
burley is spelled B-U-R-L-E-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, burley means “A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of burley is burleys.
How many letters and syllables are in burley?
| Letters | 6: B-U-R-L-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is burley?
Burley appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce burley?
- /ˈbɜː(ɹ)li/
Burley has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-burley.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with burley
Sounds like: burly (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of burley
- burleys plural
- berley
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does burley mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes.
- 2
AustraliaBlood and offal used by fishermen to attract fish.
adjective
- 1
Burlesque.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does burley come from?
Unknown. Compare the personal name Burley.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).