Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffed

/ɹʌft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: ruffed
IPA: /ɹʌft/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of ruff

adj

Derived Forms

unruffed

Phrases

black-and-white ruffed lemur ruffed grouse ruffed lemur

Homonyms

roughed ruft

Rhymes With

stuffed puffed cuffed chuffed tuft scuffed roughed buffed huffed scalping tuft fluffed bluffed

Questions

How do you pronounce ruffed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹʌft/.
What does ruffed mean?: simple past and past participle of ruff

How to pronounce ruffed

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