haley

Other forms of haley

plural

haleys·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about haley

What does haley mean?

haley means "United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in haley?

haley has 2 syllables: ha-ley. The stress falls on "ha". In IPA it is /ˈheɪli/.

What is another word for haley?

Close synonyms include Bill Haley, William John Clifton Haley Jr., Alex Haley. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is haley a common word?

haley is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.