Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staph

/stæf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: staph
IPA: /stæf/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Shortening of staphylococcus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

staphs (plural)

Phrases

golden staph

Synonyms

staphylococcus staphylococci

Homonyms

staff

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce staph?: The recorded pronunciation is /stæf/.
What does staph mean?: Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.
Where does staph come from?: Shortening of staphylococcus.

How to pronounce staph

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