# telly

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛli/ · frequency rank #22,523

## Definitions
1. Television.
2. A television set.
3. Telegraph.
4. Telephone.
5. Teleport.
6. Telecommunication.

## Etymology
Shortened form of tele(vision) + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **till** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-till)
- **toll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-toll)
- **truly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-truly)
- **terry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-terry)
- **tesla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-tesla)
- **Tully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-tully)
- **tilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-tilly)
- **tulle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-tulle)
- **Tel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tel-vs-telly)
- **tell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tell-vs-telly)
- **tall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tall-vs-telly)
- **teal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teal-vs-telly)
- **tells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tells-vs-telly)
- **teddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teddy-vs-telly)
- **tally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tally-vs-telly)
- **teeny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeny-vs-telly)
- **teary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teary-vs-telly)
- **telco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telco-vs-telly)
- **teller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teller-vs-telly)
- **tellin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-telly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`etlly`, `tellyy`, `tely`, `telyl`, `tlely`, `ttelly`

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