O'Malley

/oʊˈmæli/

//oʊˈmæli// name

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"o-malley" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“O'Malley” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,015
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-o-malley · O'Malley · English

O'Malley · rank #21,015 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,015
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH oft

Nearest frequency peer: oft (+1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “O'Malley”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “O'Malley” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for O'Malley
PropertyValue
HeadwordO'Malley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/oʊˈmæli/
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,015
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “O'Malley”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).O'Malleylands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “oft” (#21,016), “nitrate” (#21,013), “Olympus” (#21,017). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “O'Malley” is #21,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around O'Malley (IPA /oʊˈmæli/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,015 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Irish.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for O'Malley, with forms such as "'omalley", "o'amlley", and "o'malely". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Máille meaning "from/of Umaill". The name's origin is uncertain, but compare *maglos (“noble”), mall (“slow, stately”), málla (“pleasant”). The correct English form is O'Malley, spelled O-'-M-A-L-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Máille meaning "from/of Umaill". The name's origin is uncertain, but compare *maglos (“noble”), mall (“slow, stately”), málla (“pleasant”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • 'omalley
  • o'amlley
  • o'malely
  • o'maley
  • o'malleyy
  • o'mallye
  • o'mlaley
  • o'mmalley
  • om'alley

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of O'Malley - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

'omalley2o'amlley2o'malely2o'maley1o'malleyy1o'mallye2o'mlaley2o'mmalley1
Edit distance from "O'Malley"

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 "O'Malley"?
"O'Malley" is spelled O-'-M-A-L-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /oʊˈmæli/.
What does "O'Malley" mean?
As a proper noun, "O'Malley" means: A surname from Irish.
What are common misspellings of "O'Malley"?
Common misspellings include "'omalley", "o'amlley", "o'malely", "o'maley", "o'malleyy". The correct spelling is "O'Malley".
How do you pronounce "O'Malley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "O'Malley" is /oʊˈmæli/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "O'Malley"?
Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Máille meaning "from/of Umaill". The name's origin is uncertain, but compare *maglos (“noble”), mall (“slow, stately”), málla (“pleasant”). 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 "O'Malley", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list