jiff
/d͡ʒɪf/noun, verb
jiff is spelled J-I-F-F: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jiff means “A jiffy; a moment; a short time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jiff is jiffs.
How many letters and syllables are in jiff?
| Letters | 4: J-I-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jiff?
Jiff appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 jiff?
- /d͡ʒɪf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-jiff.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jiff
- jiffs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- jif
- jiffing participle, present
- jiffed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jiff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA jiffy; a moment; a short time.
verb
- 1
slangTo deceive, swindle, trick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jiff in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a moment; a short time:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | santiamén |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jiff come from?
Clipping of jiffy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).