Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roofed

/ɹˈuft/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
roofed
IPA
/ɹˈuft/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a roof, or a particular kind of roof.

verb

simple past and past participle of roof

Etymology

From Middle English rofed derived from the noun, replaced earlier Old English hrēfed attested in unoferhrēfed (“unoverroofed”), equivalent to roof + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rooved (alternative, uncommon)

Derived Forms

nonroofed

Phrases

curb-roofed gambrel-roofed mud-roofed reed-roofed roofed turtle turf-roofed

Antonyms

unroofed

Rhymes With

spoofed proofed goofed

Questions

How do you pronounce roofed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈuft/.
What does roofed mean?
Having a roof, or a particular kind of roof.
Where does roofed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce roofed

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