Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schiff

/ʃˈɪf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: schiff
IPA: /ʃˈɪf/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"The resolution accuses [Adam] Schiff of misleading the American people while pursuing the congressional investigation into Russia and the Trump campaign as the then-chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and for actions Schiff took leading up to the former president’s first impeachment. Schiff has dismissed the allegations as “false and defamatory.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old High German skif Middle High German schif German Schiffbor. English Schiff Borrowed from German Schiff.

Inflected Forms

Schiffs (plural)

Phrases

Schiff base Schiff reagent Schiff test

Rhymes With

if cliff stiff sniff riff whiff diff tiff biff dif griff skiff

Questions

How do you pronounce schiff?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɪf/.
What does schiff mean?: A surname from German.
Where does schiff come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old High German skif Middle High German schif German Schiffbor. English Schiff Borrowed from German Schiff.

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