laff
noun, verb
laff is spelled L-A-F-F: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laff means “Alternative spelling of laugh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laff is laffs.
How many letters and syllables are in laff?
| Letters | 4: L-A-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 laff?
Laff appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 laff?
Laff 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).
Words people confuse with laff
Also written: laugh.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of laff
- laffs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- laffing participle, present
- laffed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of laugh.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of laugh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).