jeff
verb, noun
jeff is spelled J-E-F-F: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, jeff means “To play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jeff?
| Letters | 4: J-E-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,288th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jeff?
Jeff appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jeff?
- Australia
Jeff has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-jeff.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jeff
- jeffs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- jeffing participle, present
- jeffed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jeff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
slangTo play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice.
noun
- 1
slangA rope.
- 2
datedderogatoryslangA white person; a white Southerner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jeff come from?
1837.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).