Howley
/ˈhaʊ.li/
"howley" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Howley” is uncommon English (frequency #79,603 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,603
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Howley |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈhaʊ.li/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,603 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Howley” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Howley is uncommon English at frequency #79,603 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈhaʊ.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Howley has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847–1918). The correct English form is Howley, spelled H-O-W-L-E-Y.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Etymology
The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847–1918).
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 “Howley”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-O-W-L-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.