# Wirral

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪɹəl/ · frequency rank #42,491

## Definitions
1. A peninsula between the River Dee and River Mersey in England.
2. A metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

## Etymology
From the Old English Wirhealh, from wir (“myrtle”) and healh (“corner”), referring to the bog myrtle once found there.

## Common misspellings (7)
`iwrral`, `wiral`, `wirarl`, `wirrall`, `wirrla`, `wriral`, `wwirral`

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