Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schaff

/ʃˈæf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
schaff
IPA
/ʃˈæf/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a German surname, variant of Schaaf. * As a Jewish surname, from German Schaf (“sheep”) or its Yiddish equivalent שאָף (shof). * Also as a German surname, from the noun Schaff (“tub, wooden barrel”), compare Scheffel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Schaffs (plural)

Homonyms

shaff

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce schaff?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈæf/.
What does schaff mean?
A surname.
Where does schaff come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce schaff

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