# Pauly

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɔːli/ · frequency rank #42,813

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Paul.

## Etymology
From Paul + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-pay)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-ply)
- **pull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-pull)
- **pulp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-pulp)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-puny)
- **pause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-pause)
- **Polly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-polly)
- **pearly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pauly-vs-pearly)
- **PAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-pauly)
- **pau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pau-vs-pauly)
- **Paul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pauly)
- **palm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palm-vs-pauly)
- **pale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pale-vs-pauly)
- **pall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pall-vs-pauly)
- **pail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pail-vs-pauly)
- **pala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pala-vs-pauly)
- **Pali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pali-vs-pauly)
- **party** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/party-vs-pauly)
- **Pablo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pablo-vs-pauly)
- **Paula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paula-vs-pauly)

## Common misspellings (7)
`apuly`, `paluy`, `paully`, `paulyy`, `pauyl`, `ppauly`, `pualy`

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