Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sherriff

/ʃˈɛɹɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: sher-riff
IPA: /ʃˈɛɹɪf/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of sheriff.

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"One of these proprietors is a magistrate of Oxfordshire, another a justice of the peace for Berkshire, and Stewart, who was a tailor's trotter, originally, was lately high sherriff ^([sic]) of his county."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sherriffs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sherriff?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɛɹɪf/.
What does sherriff mean?: Obsolete form of sheriff.

How to pronounce sherriff

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “sherriff”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃˈɛɹɪf/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “sherriff”.
Repeat and practice — Say “sherriff” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.