Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recife

/ɹɪˈsiːfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: Re-ci-fe
IPA: /ɹɪˈsiːfi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Example Sentences

"The veranda was shaded by the roof, and from the shade you could see [...] the skyscrapers and the tower blocks of the city of Recife."

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”).

Rhymes With

leafy beefy fifi reefy fifa khalifa antifa sharifa

Questions

How do you pronounce recife?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsiːfi/.
What does recife mean?: A municipality, the state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Where does recife come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Recife, from recife (“reef”).

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