Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giraffy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gi-raffy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a giraffe.

Example Sentences

"The former were tall and grew even taller and the latter were small and as such they acquired an inferiority complex towards the tall giraffes, thinking that everything giraffy was better."

Etymology

From giraffe + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: giraffe

Inflected Forms

more giraffy (comparative) most giraffy (superlative)

Questions

What does giraffy mean?: Resembling a giraffe.
Where does giraffy come from?: From giraffe + -y.

How to pronounce giraffy

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