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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alfa

/ˈælfə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
al-fa
IPA
/ˈælfə/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

noun

Alternative spelling of alpha used in the ruleset of the international nonproprietary name system, where various digraphs are usually deprecated (except for grandfathered exceptions) because their replacement is translingually preferable (thus, for example, f, not ph; t, not th; and e, not ae).

noun

A West African cleric or religious teacher.

noun

A car made by Alfa Romeo.

Informal

name

A female given name.

Etymology

From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

alfas (plural)

Phrases

alfa grass berahyaluronidase alfa tividenofusp alfa

Homonyms

alpha

Rhymes With

alpha alfalfa

Questions

How do you pronounce alfa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælfə/.
What does alfa mean?
Alternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Where does alfa come from?
From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.

How to pronounce alfa

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