pally
/ˈpali/adjective, noun
pally is spelled P-A-L-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pally means “Like a pal; friendly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pally?
| Letters | 5: P-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pally?
Pally appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 pally?
- UK /ˈpali/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pally
- pallier comparative
- more pally comparative
- palliest superlative
- most pally superlative
- pallies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Like a pal; friendly.
noun
- 1
USAn affectionate term of address.
- 2
AustraliaUSA slightly derogatory and insulting term of address.
What do you think you are doing, pally?
- 3
slangA paladin.
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryoffensiveA Palestinian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pally come from?
From pal + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of friary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).