# scarf

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɑːf/ · frequency rank #11,600

## Definitions
1. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
2. A headscarf.
3. A neckcloth or cravat.

## Etymology
Probably from Old Northern French escarpe (compare Old French escharpe (“pilgrim's purse suspended from the neck”), which see). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of scrip.

## Easily confused with
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-star)
- **surf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-surf)
- **soar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-soar)
- **spar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-spar)
- **scat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-scat)
- **sear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-sear)
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-start)
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-share)
- **staff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-staff)
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-stars)
- **score** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-score)
- **smart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-smart)
- **sharp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-sharp)
- **scary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-scary)
- **spare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-spare)
- **shark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-shark)
- **stark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-stark)
- **spark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-spark)
- **stare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-stare)
- **scars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarf-vs-scars)

## Common misspellings (8)
`csarf`, `sacrf`, `scafr`, `scarff`, `scarrf`, `sccarf`, `scraf`, `sscarf`

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