Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luft

/lˈʌft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: luft
IPA: /lˈʌft/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece moved in front of a king to prevent a back-rank mate.

Etymology

From German Luft (“air”). Doublet of lift and loft.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Luft

Inflected Forms

lufts (plural)

Homonyms

luffed

Rhymes With

stuffed puffed cuffed rebuffed snuffed tuft scuffed roughed huffed fluffed bluffed tufte

Questions

How do you pronounce luft?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈʌft/.
What does luft mean?: A piece moved in front of a king to prevent a back-rank mate.
Where does luft come from?: It is traced to German.

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