Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taff

/ˈtæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
taff
IPA
/ˈtæf/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Welshman.

Slang

name

A river in southern Wales, flowing through Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough and the city of Cardiff to Cardiff Bay.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Shortened from Taffy, from Dafydd, with the change of /d/ to /t/ perhaps influenced by the river name Taff. All of Welsh origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

taffs (plural)

Derived Forms

Taffia

Phrases

Taff's Well

Frequently Paired Words

Taf

Homonyms

Taff -taph

Rhymes With

half staff laugh fail-safe behalf graph calf raf giraffe graf graff chaff

Questions

How do you pronounce taff?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæf/.
What does taff mean?
A Welshman.
Where does taff come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce taff

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “taff”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈtæf/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “taff”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “taff” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.