peely
/piːli/adjective
peely is spelled P-E-E-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peely means “Tending to peel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peely?
| Letters | 5: P-E-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 peely?
Peely appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 peely?
- /piːli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-peely.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-peely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with peely
Sounds like: peelie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of peely
- more peely comparative
- most peely superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to peel.
- 2
Resembling or characteristic of a peel.
- 3
rareIntended to be peeled.
- 4
rareHaving a peel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peely come from?
From peel + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).