Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gruffish

/ˈɡɹʌfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gruff-ish
IPA
/ˈɡɹʌfɪʃ/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat gruff.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gruff + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more gruffish (comparative) most gruffish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gruffish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹʌfɪʃ/.
What does gruffish mean?
Somewhat gruff.
Where does gruffish come from?
From gruff + -ish.

How to pronounce gruffish

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