# Mosley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmoʊzli/ · frequency rank #29,388

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname.

## Etymology
From several places in England, including the derivations:
* Old English mos (“peat bog”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to moss + -ley (“lea”).
* Old English mus (“mouse”) + leah (“woodland, clearing”), equivalent to mouse + -ley (“lea”).
* From the Old English byname Moll.

## Easily confused with
- **mossy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mosley-vs-mossy)
- **mostly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mosley-vs-mostly)
- **motley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mosley-vs-motley)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mole-vs-mosley)
- **moly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moly-vs-mosley)
- **money** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/money-vs-mosley)
- **Moses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moses-vs-mosley)
- **molly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molly-vs-mosley)
- **Miley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miley-vs-mosley)
- **Moshe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moshe-vs-mosley)
- **moser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moser-vs-mosley)
- **moldy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moldy-vs-mosley)
- **Mosby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mosby-vs-mosley)
- **monkey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monkey-vs-mosley)
- **Marley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marley-vs-mosley)
- **medley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medley-vs-mosley)
- **misled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/misled-vs-mosley)
- **Massey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/massey-vs-mosley)
- **Morley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morley-vs-mosley)
- **Mooney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mooney-vs-mosley)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmosley`, `molsey`, `mosely`, `mosleyy`, `moslley`, `moslye`, `mossley`, `msoley`, `omsley`

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