quiff
/kwɪf/noun, verb
quiff is spelled Q-U-I-F-F: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quiff means “A puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quiff is quiffs.
How many letters and syllables are in quiff?
| Letters | 5: Q-U-I-F-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is quiff?
Quiff appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 quiff?
- US /kwɪf/
- US [kʰw̥ɪf]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-quiff.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with quiff?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as quiff from its last stressed vowel (/ɪf/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of quiff
- quiffs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quiffing participle, present
- quiffed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quiff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishA puff or whiff, especially of tobacco smoke.
- 2
slangA trick or ploy; a stratagem.
- 3
UKA hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s.
- 4
slangA young girl, especially as promiscuous; a prostitute.
- 5
slangThe vulva or vagina.
verb
- 1
UKTo arrange (the hair) in such a manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quiff in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hairstyle:
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 quiff come from?
Variant form of whiff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).