Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scif

/skɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: scif
IPA: /skɪf/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of State Compensation Insurance Fund.

American usage

noun

Acronym of sensitive compartmented information facility

Example Sentences

"Images of the makeshift secure area at the club, constructed by hanging black drapes around a conference area with a wood ceiling, were mocked on social networks as falling far short of the requirements for a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, or SCIF, where US officials typically discuss classified information."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

SCIFs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

SCI TSSCI

Homonyms

skiff

Rhymes With

if as if cliff stiff gif working stiff sniff riff whiff diff tiff biff

Questions

How do you pronounce scif?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɪf/.
What does scif mean?: Initialism of State Compensation Insurance Fund.

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