Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tufan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
tu-fan
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of typhoon.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From, or an adaptation of typhoon to more closely match, Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: طُوفَان

Usage

Inflected Forms

tufans (plural)

Questions

What does tufan mean?
Obsolete spelling of typhoon.
Where does tufan come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce tufan

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