welly
/ˈwɛli/noun, adverb
welly is spelled W-E-L-L-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, welly means “A Wellington boot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of welly is wellies.
How many letters and syllables are in welly?
| Letters | 5: W-E-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is welly?
Welly appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce welly?
- /ˈwɛli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-welly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of welly
- wellies plural
- wellie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does welly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA Wellington boot.
- 2
informalForce on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.
- 3
informalForce or effort.
Come on! Put some welly into it!
adverb
- 1
Very.
- 2
IrelandUKobsoleteAlmost; nearly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Welly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does welly come from?
Clipping of Wellington boot + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).