Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaffe

/dʒˈæfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: jaffe
IPA: /dʒˈæfi/

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Hebrew.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יפה (yafé, “beautiful, comely”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: יפה

Inflected Forms

Jaffes (plural) Yaffe (alternative)

Phrases

Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome

Homonyms

jaffee

Rhymes With

taffy daffy rafi chaffee raffi mahaffey jaffee laffey caffey gaffey caffee claffey

Questions

How do you pronounce jaffe?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈæfi/.
What does jaffe mean?: A surname from Hebrew.
Where does jaffe come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce jaffe

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