Tilly

\ti.li\

/\ti.li\/ name

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The verdict

“Tilly” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,218
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tilly · Tilly · French

Tilly · rank #32,218 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,218
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH thym

Nearest frequency peer: thym (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tilly »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Tilly » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tilly vs tilt
40% similar
Tilly vs tiny
40% similar
Tilly vs tulle
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tilly
PropertyValue
HeadwordTilly
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ti.li\
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,218
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tilly »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Tillyse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « thym » (#32,217), « Timberlake » (#32,219), « those » (#32,216). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tilly » est au #32,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Tilly (IPA \ti.li\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,218 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tilly, with forms such as "itlly", "tillyy", and "tily". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "tilt", "tiny", "tulle", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Tilly, spelled T-I-L-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Indre.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département des Yvelines.
  4. 4
    Hameau de Challand-Saint-Anselme.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itlly
  • tillyy
  • tily
  • tilyl
  • tlily
  • ttilly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tilly - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

itlly2tillyy1tily1tilyl2tlily2ttilly1
Edit distance from "Tilly"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tilly"?
"Tilly" is spelled T-I-L-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.li\.
What does "Tilly" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tilly" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Eure.
What words are commonly confused with "Tilly"?
"Tilly" is commonly confused with "tilt", "tiny", "tulle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tilly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tilly" is \ti.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tilly" come from?
"Tilly" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

those#32,216tongs#32,221stack#32,203spoil#32,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

vans6 variantsYohan6 variantsaigri6 variantsanima6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list