frilly
/ˈfɹɪli/
"frilly" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“frilly” is uncommon English (frequency #52,335 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,335
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having frills; frilled.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | frilly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɹɪli/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “frilly” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
frilly is uncommon English at frequency #52,335 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfɹɪli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for frilly in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From frill + -y. The correct English form is frilly, spelled F-R-I-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Having frills; frilled.
- 2Over-elaborate or showy in character or appearance.
Etymology
From frill + -y.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “frilly”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-R-I-L-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɹɪli/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.