Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliffe

/klˈɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
cliffe
IPA
/klˈɪf/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cliffes (plural)

Derived Forms

Westcliffe

Phrases

Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Cliffe Common Cliffe Vale Cliffe Woods King's Cliffe Normanton-on-Cliffe St Margaret's at Cliffe West Cliffe

Homonyms

clif

Rhymes With

if cliff stiff sniff riff whiff diff schiff tiff biff dif griff

Questions

How do you pronounce cliffe?
The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɪf/.
What does cliffe mean?
A place in England:
Where does cliffe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce cliffe

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/klˈɪf/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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