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 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,824
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A placename:

Key facts for Lilley
PropertyValue
HeadwordLilley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lilley” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lilley is uncommon English at frequency #51,824 among 16,425 “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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Using “Lilley”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-I-L-L-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list