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'''cléf | '''cléf | ||
'''náff''' | |||
'''stāff | '''stāff | ||
'''whíff | '''whíff | ||
'''clíff | |||
'''ríff | |||
'''táriff | '''táriff | ||
''' | '''shériff | ||
'''plâintiff''' | |||
''' | '''póntiff''' | ||
'''stíff | '''stíff | ||
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'''féoff | '''féoff | ||
'''Géoff | '''Jéff''' = '''Géoff | ||
'''búff''' | |||
'''gúff''' | |||
'''blúff | '''blúff | ||
'''flúff''' | |||
'''púff''' | |||
'''dándruff | |||
'''stúff | '''stúff | ||
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'''sérif | '''sérif | ||
cf. ''reason'' '''môtíve''' - *mô-têef '' | cf. ''reason'' '''môtíve''': *mô-têef ''pattern'' '''motìf | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>lîght-mô-têef (also spelt '''leîtmotìv''') '''leîtmotìf | |||
'''Álf | '''Álf | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>hāf '''hālf | <nowiki>*</nowiki>hāf '''hālf | ||
'''élf | |||
one word '''himsélf | one word '''himsélf | ||
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one word '''mŷsélf | one word '''mŷsélf | ||
'''sýlph''' *sílf | |||
'''Wílf | |||
'''Ádólph''' = '''Ádólf | '''Ádólph''' = '''Ádólf | ||
'''Rûdolph''' = '''Rûdolf | |||
'''gôlf | '''gôlf | ||
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'''Bêowùlf | '''Bêowùlf | ||
no expressions with [[modal verbs]] followed by '''óf''' exist; what may sound like ''' | '''búmf | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>woùld of, etc.: no expressions with [[modal verbs]] followed by '''óf''' exist; what may sound like a weak '''of''' is really the weak form of '''háve''' and so this or apostrophes should be written instead: '''woùld have''', '''shoùld’ve''', '''cān’t have''', '''mîght’ve''' etc.: *óv '''óf | |||
'''goôf | '''goôf | ||
cf. ''plural'' '''hoôves''' | cf. ''plural'' '''hoôves''': '''hoôf | ||
cf. '''púff''': '''poòf | |||
cf. ''plural'' '''roôfs''' *roôves: '''roôf | |||
'''proôf | |||
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that end in F. The list is in retroalphabetical order, that is, alphabetically beginning with the final letter of the word (in this case F) and continuing backwards through it.
The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z. Click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title for a pronunciation key.[e]
cf. óf *óv: ôaf
lôaf
*shéf chéf
chìêf
míschíef
thìêf
belìêf
relìêf
cléf
náff
stāff
whíff
clíff
ríff
táriff
shériff
plâintiff
póntiff
stíff
óff
féoff
Jéff = Géoff
búff
gúff
blúff
flúff
púff
dándruff
stúff
íf
sérif
cf. reason môtíve: *mô-têef pattern motìf
*lîght-mô-têef (also spelt leîtmotìv) leîtmotìf
Álf
*cāf cālf
*hāf hālf
élf
one word himsélf
one word hersélf
one word yoursélf
one word itsélf
one word mŷsélf
sýlph *sílf
Wílf
Ádólph = Ádólf
Rûdolph = Rûdolf
gôlf
Rôlph = Rôlf
*wùlf wolf
gúlf
Bêowùlf
búmf
*woùld of, etc.: no expressions with modal verbs followed by óf exist; what may sound like a weak of is really the weak form of háve and so this or apostrophes should be written instead: woùld have, shoùld’ve, cān’t have, mîght’ve etc.: *óv óf
goôf
cf. plural hoôves: hoôf
cf. púff: poòf
cf. plural roôfs *roôves: roôf
proôf