Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falstaff

/fˈɔlstˌæf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: fal-staff
IPA: /fˈɔlstˌæf/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fat and jolly knight.

Etymology

From the name of a character invented by William Shakespeare for his Henry IV plays, and who also appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Inflected Forms

Falstaffs (plural)

Derived Forms

Falstaffian

Questions

How do you pronounce falstaff?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɔlstˌæf/.
What does falstaff mean?: A fat and jolly knight.
Where does falstaff come from?: From the name of a character invented by William Shakespeare for his Henry IV plays, and who also appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

How to pronounce falstaff

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