# Shipley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʃɪpli/ · frequency rank #38,161

## Definitions
1. A number of places in England:
2. A number of places in England:
3. A number of places in England:
4. A number of places in England:
5. A number of places in England:
6. An unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.
7. A hamlet near Blackheath, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
8. A habitational surname from Old English

## Etymology
From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“meadow, field, pasture”), thus a field for grazing sheep; equivalent to sheep + -ley. Compare Gateley (literally “goat lea”).

## Easily confused with
- **smiley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipley-vs-smiley)
- **Sibley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipley-vs-sibley)
- **shipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipley-vs-shipped)
- **Shirley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipley-vs-shirley)
- **shipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipley-vs-shipper)
- **Shelley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelley-vs-shipley)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsipley`, `shhipley`, `shilpey`, `shipely`, `shipleyy`, `shiplley`, `shiplye`, `shippley`, `shpiley`, `sihpley`, `sshipley`

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