schroff
/ʃɹɒf/noun
schroff is spelled S-C-H-R-O-F-F: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schroff means “A banker or moneychanger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schroff is schroffs.
How many letters and syllables are in schroff?
| Letters | 7: S-C-H-R-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 schroff?
Schroff appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 schroff?
- /ʃɹɒf/
Schroff 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-schroff.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schroff
- schroffs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schroff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA banker or moneychanger.
- 2
Alternative form of shroff: A cashier's office or booth.
Pay your bill at the schroff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does schroff come from?
Borrowed from Persian صراف (sarâf) or Urdu صراف (sarrāf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).