# raff

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹæf/ · frequency rank #39,982

## Definitions
1. A disorderly heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
2. The common rabble or mob; riffraff.
3. A low fellow; a churl.

## Etymology
From Middle English raf, from Old French raffer, of Germanic origin; compare German raffen, akin to rap (“to snatch”). Compare riffraff, rip (“to tear”).

## Easily confused with
- **RF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rf)
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-ran)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-ray)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-raw)
- **RAM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-ram)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rat)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rap)
- **ref** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-ref)
- **rag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rag)
- **raj** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-raj)
- **Rao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rao)
- **ras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-ras)
- **rah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rah)
- **rav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rav)
- **RFA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rfa)
- **RFP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rfp)
- **rate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rate)
- **rare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rare)
- **rain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-rain)
- **roof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raff-vs-roof)

## Common misspellings (3)
`arff`, `rfaf`, `rraff`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/raff