# Kingsley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɪŋzli/ · frequency rank #22,718

## Definitions
1. A surname.
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## Etymology
"The king's wood or clearing", from Old English cynges, genitive of cyng (“king”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

## Easily confused with
- **Kinsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kingsley-vs-kinsey)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ikngsley`, `kignsley`, `kinggsley`, `kinglsey`, `kingsely`, `kingsleyy`, `kingslley`, `kingslye`, `kingssley`, `kinngsley`, `kinsgley`, `kkingsley`, `knigsley`

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