raleigh

Other forms of raleigh

plural

raleighs·

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 raleigh

What does raleigh mean?

raleigh means "English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in raleigh?

raleigh has 2 syllables: ra-leigh. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /ˈɹɔli/.

What is another word for raleigh?

Close synonyms include Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Ralegh. 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 raleigh a common word?

raleigh is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.