# Greeley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɹiːli/ · frequency rank #35,741

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.
2. A city, the county seat of Weld County, Colorado, United States.
3. A small city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States.
4. A small city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.
8. A village, the county seat of Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. Its full name is Greeley Center.
9. A town in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.

## Etymology
Nickname for someone with a pock-marked face, from Old French greslé (“pitted, scarred”).

## Easily confused with
- **Greene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greeley-vs-greene)
- **greeted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greeley-vs-greeted)
- **greener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greeley-vs-greener)
- **greenery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greeley-vs-greenery)
- **Greece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greece-vs-greeley)
- **greedy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greedy-vs-greeley)

## Common misspellings (10)
`gereley`, `ggreeley`, `greeely`, `greeleyy`, `greelley`, `greelye`, `greleey`, `greley`, `grreeley`, `rgeeley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/greeley