paisley
/ˈpeɪzli/noun, adjective
paisley is spelled P-A-I-S-L-E-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paisley means “A motif of a swirling droplet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paisley is paisleys.
How many letters and syllables are in paisley?
| Letters | 7: P-A-I-S-L-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paisley?
Paisley appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paisley?
- /ˈpeɪzli/
Paisley has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-paisley.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of paisley
- paisleys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paisley mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A motif of a swirling droplet.
- 2
A soft woollen fabric having this motif.
adjective
- 1
Made from this fabric, or marked with this design.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paisley in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense motif:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | motif cachemire |
| German | Paisley, Paisleymuster |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does paisley come from?
From Paisley, Renfrewshire, in Scotland, where shawls of this kind were woven in the 1800s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).