Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toph

/toʊf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: toph
IPA: /toʊf/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of sandstone.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin tophus, tofus (“tufa, or tuff”). Doublet of tophus, tufa, and tuff.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tophus

Usage

Inflected Forms

tophs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce toph?: The recorded pronunciation is /toʊf/.
What does toph mean?: A kind of sandstone.
Where does toph come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce toph

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