Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarff

/skˈɑɹf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
scarff
IPA
/skˈɑɹf/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From northern Middle English scarfe (“cormorant”), itself from Old Norse skarfr (compare Icelandic skarfur (“cormorant”)), either a nickname for someone who resembled a cormorant or a byname from Old Norse Skarfi.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Scarffs (plural)

Rhymes With

scarf barf scharf scharff sarff

Questions

How do you pronounce scarff?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɑɹf/.
What does scarff mean?
A surname.
Where does scarff come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce scarff

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