Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slife

/slˈaɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slife
IPA: /slˈaɪf/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Schleif.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schleif

Inflected Forms

Slifes (plural)

Rhymes With

life wife co-wife ex-wife knife strife fife rife fyfe fyffe streiff schleif

Questions

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

How to pronounce slife

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