# sally

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsæli/ · frequency rank #7,496

## Definitions
1. A willow.
2. Any tree that resembles a willow.
3. An object made from the wood of a willow.

## Etymology
From Middle English saly, from Old English saliġ, sealh (“willow”). More at sallow.

## Easily confused with
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-say)
- **sly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-sly)
- **sell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-sell)
- **salt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-salt)
- **Saul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-saul)
- **slay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-slay)
- **sill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-sill)
- **small** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-small)
- **shall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-shall)
- **silly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-silly)
- **sandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-sandy)
- **sells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-sells)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-salon)
- **stall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-stall)
- **salty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-salty)
- **Sammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-sammy)
- **savvy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-savvy)
- **salsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-salsa)
- **Salts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-salts)
- **silky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sally-vs-silky)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aslly`, `sallyy`, `saly`, `salyl`, `slaly`, `ssally`

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