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crowley

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "crowley", 7-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "crowley" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "crowley" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

Crowley is aEnglishname. It means: A surname. Pronounced /ˈkɹoʊli/. Often confused with crowned and Conley.

Key facts for Crowley
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HeadwordCrowley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechName
IPA/ˈkɹoʊli/
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,810
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Crowley in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Crowley is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɹoʊli/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,810 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Crowley, with forms such as "ccrowley", "corwley", and "crolwey". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "crowned", "Conley", "cooley", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Crowley, spelled C-R-O-W-L-E-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A placename:
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    A placename:
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    A placename:
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    A placename:
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    A placename:
  7. 7
    The name of a demon, found in several different works of fiction by several different authors. Named in reference to Aleister Crowley, a famous 19th-century occultist.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccrowley,corwley,crolwey,crowely,crowleyy,crowlley,crowlye,crowwley,crrowley,crwoley,rcowley

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Crowley

Misspelling Variants of "Crowley"

ccrowley8corwley7crolwey7crowely7crowleyy8crowlley8crowlye7crowwley8
Misspelling Variants of "Crowley"

Frequency rank: #17,810 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Crowley"?
"Crowley" is spelled C-R-O-W-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹoʊli/.
What does "Crowley" mean?
As a name, "Crowley" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Crowley"?
"Crowley" is commonly confused with "crowned", "Conley", "cooley". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Crowley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Crowley" is /ˈkɹoʊli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Crowley" come from?
"Crowley" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.