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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taft

/tæft/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
taft
IPA
/tæft/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

In the United States, many of the places established since 1909 are named after William Howard Taft.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tafts (plural) tafts (present, singular) tafting (participle, present) tafted (participle, past) tafted (past)

Derived Forms

Taftian

Phrases

Abeto Mirasol Taft South Buhang Taft North THT & P

Rhymes With

draft craft laughed shaft graft raft daft aft kraft staffed draught haft

Questions

How do you pronounce taft?
The recorded pronunciation is /tæft/.
What does taft mean?
A surname.
Where does taft come from?
In the United States, many of the places established since 1909 are named after William Howard Taft.

How to pronounce taft

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