Lilley

name

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"lilley" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lilley” is uncommon English (frequency #51,824 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,824
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A placename:

Corpus desk

Index EN-lilley · Lilley · English

Lilley · rank #51,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,824
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH levitation

Nearest frequency peer: levitation (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Lilley”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lilley” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lilley
PropertyValue
HeadwordLilley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Lilley” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Lilleyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “levitation” (#51,822), “liquidator” (#51,826), “levitate” (#51,821). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lilley” is #51,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lilley is uncommon English at frequency #51,824 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lilley in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). The correct English form is Lilley, spelled L-I-L-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A placename:
  2. 2
    A placename:
  3. 3
    A placename:
  4. 4
    A habitational surname.

Etymology

From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lilley"?
"Lilley" is spelled L-I-L-L-E-Y.
What does "Lilley" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lilley" means: A placename:
What is the origin of the word "Lilley"?
From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lilley", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

legate#51,816m'lady#51,834Keyser#51,802Justus#51,795

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list