charley
/ˈt͡ʃɑː(ɹ).li/noun
charley is spelled C-H-A-R-L-E-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, charley means “Alternative form of Charlie (a fool)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charley is charleys.
How many letters and syllables are in charley?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-R-L-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 charley?
Charley appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 charley?
- /ˈt͡ʃɑː(ɹ).li/
Charley 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).
Forms of charley
- charleys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charley mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Charlie (a fool)
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Charlie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).