Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fifer

/fˈaɪfɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: fifer
IPA: /fˈaɪfɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who plays on a fife.

noun

A person who hails from the county of Fife in Scotland.

name

Etymology

From fife + -er. Piecewise doublet of piper.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fife

Inflected Forms

fifers (plural)

Homonyms

pfeiffer pfeifer phifer

Rhymes With

decipher cipher pfeiffer cypher heifer lifer pfeifer phifer leifer slifer pifer schleifer

Questions

How do you pronounce fifer?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈaɪfɚ/.
What does fifer mean?: One who plays on a fife.
Where does fifer come from?: From fife + -er. Piecewise doublet of piper.

How to pronounce fifer

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