kelly
/ˈkɛli/noun
kelly is spelled K-E-L-L-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kelly means “A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kelly is kellies.
How many letters and syllables are in kelly?
| Letters | 5: K-E-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,364th 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 kelly?
Kelly appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th 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 kelly?
- /ˈkɛli/
Kelly 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Mélange_a_trois-Kelly.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-kelly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kelly
- kellies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kelly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.
- 2
A roly-poly (toy).
- 3
Kelly green.
noun
- 1
Kelly green.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).