# rally

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹæli/ · frequency rank #4,041

## Definitions
1. A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
2. A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
3. A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
4. An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
5. A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)

## Etymology
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).

## Easily confused with
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-ray)
- **rly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-rly)
- **roll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-roll)
- **rely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-rely)
- **reply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-reply)
- **rolls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-rolls)
- **ralph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-ralph)
- **randy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-randy)
- **Riley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-riley)
- **relay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-relay)
- **Rawls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-rawls)
- **Rollo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-rollo)
- **raspy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-raspy)
- **really** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-really)
- **rarely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-rarely)
- **realty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-realty)
- **Reilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-reilly)
- **royally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-royally)
- **rail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rail-vs-rally)
- **racy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racy-vs-rally)

## Common misspellings (6)
`arlly`, `rallyy`, `raly`, `ralyl`, `rlaly`, `rrally`

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