Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semper fi

/ˌsɛmpɚ ˈfaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
sem-per -fi
IPA
/ˌsɛmpɚ ˈfaɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Abbreviation of semper fidelis.

American usage

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce semper fi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛmpɚ ˈfaɪ/.
What does semper fi mean?
Abbreviation of semper fidelis.

How to pronounce semper fi

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