shroff

/ʃɹɒf/

//ʃɹɒf// noun

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"shroff" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shroff” is uncommon English (frequency #78,123 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,123
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shroff · shroff · English

shroff · rank #78,123 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,123
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shouty

Nearest frequency peer: shouty (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “shroff”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “shroff” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shroff
PropertyValue
Headwordshroff
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɹɒf/
Letters6
Frequency rank#78,123
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “shroff” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).shroff lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shroff is uncommon English at frequency #78,123 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃɹɒf/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for shroff in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: A British Indian variant of saraf, from Urdu صراف (sarrāf) and Persian صراف (sarâf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf). The correct English form is shroff, spelled S-H-R-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
  2. 2
    A cashier, especially for a car park.
  3. 3
    The office of such a cashier at a car park etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how shroff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The sheraffs are poore and begerly.
  2. Amongſt whom were Shroffs, or Money-changers.

Etymology

A British Indian variant of saraf, from Urdu صراف (sarrāf) and Persian صراف (sarâf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shroff"?
"shroff" is spelled S-H-R-O-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɹɒf/.
What does "shroff" mean?
As a noun, "shroff" means: A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
How do you pronounce "shroff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shroff" is /ʃɹɒf/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "shroff"?
A British Indian variant of saraf, from Urdu صراف (sarrāf) and Persian صراف (sarâf), from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shroff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

shouty#78,122scampi#78,108Speyer#78,147rueful#78,090

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list