Talley

name

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"talley" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Talley” is uncommon English (frequency #50,830 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,830
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Irish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-talley · Talley · English

Talley · rank #50,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,830
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tappan

Nearest frequency peer: tappan (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Talley”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Talley” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Talley
PropertyValue
HeadwordTalley
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Talley” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Talleyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “tappan” (#50,831), “systemically” (#50,828), “taupe” (#50,832). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Talley” is #50,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Talley is uncommon English at frequency #50,830 among 3,151 “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

  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Talley"?
"Talley" is spelled T-A-L-L-E-Y.
What does "Talley" mean?
As a proper noun, "Talley" means: A surname from Irish.
What is the origin of the word "Talley"?
*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. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Talley", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tappan#50,831Thalia#50,837stevia#50,822statin#50,820

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list