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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orf

/ɔːf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
orf
IPA
/ɔːf/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of open reading frame.

name

Initialism of Österreichischer Rundfunk (“Austrian Broadcasting Corporation”).

noun

An exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of orfe (“type of fish”).

adv

Pronunciation spelling of off.

adj

Pronunciation spelling of off.

prep

Pronunciation spelling of off.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old Norse hrufa (“scab”), from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (whence also dandruff).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *hreubaz, Orf

Usage

Inflected Forms

ORFs (plural)

Derived Forms

ORFeome

Frequently Paired Words

NURF

Homonyms

orfe

Rhymes With

dwarf wharf morph dorf warf dorff korff korf cough toff swarf rolloff

Questions

How do you pronounce orf?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔːf/.
What does orf mean?
Initialism of open reading frame.
Where does orf come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

How to pronounce orf

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