by-law
/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/noun
by-law is spelled B-Y-L-A-W: 5 letters and 2 syllables. As a noun, by-law means “Alternative spelling of bylaw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of by-law is by-laws.
How many letters and syllables are in by-law?
| Letters | 5: B-Y-L-A-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce by-law?
- UK /ˈbaɪ.lɔː/
By-law has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with by-law
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: bylaw (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of by-law
- by-laws plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does by-law mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of bylaw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).