Talley
"talley" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Talley” is uncommon English (frequency #50,830 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,830
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Irish.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Talley |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Talley” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Talley is uncommon English at frequency #50,830 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Talley, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: *Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”), a byname from taithleach (“appeasement, pacification”). *In Wales, from Welsh Talyllychau or Tal y Llychau. The correct English form is Talley, spelled T-A-L-L-E-Y.
Definition
- 1A surname from Irish.
- 2A village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6432).
Etymology
*Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”), a byname from taithleach (“appeasement, pacification”). *In Wales, from Welsh Talyllychau or Tal y Llychau.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Talley”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-A-L-L-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.