Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaff

/skˈæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
scaff
IPA
/skˈæf/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * An English surname, perhaps a variant of Scaife. * Borrowed from Belgian Dutch Scaff. * A variant of Skaff, a Lebanese surname of Arabic origin. Possibly related to Arabic سَكَّاف (sakkāf, “shoemaker”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Scaff, -, سَكَّاف

Inflected Forms

Scaffs (plural)

Homonyms

skaff

Rhymes With

half staff laugh fail-safe behalf graph calf raf giraffe graf graff chaff

Questions

How do you pronounce scaff?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈæf/.
What does scaff mean?
A surname.
Where does scaff come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce scaff

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