toff
/tɔf/noun
toff is spelled T-O-F-F: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, toff means “A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toff is toffs.
How many letters and syllables are in toff?
| Letters | 4: T-O-F-F |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 toff?
Toff appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 toff?
- UK /tɒf/
- UK /tɔːf/
- US /tɔf/
Toff 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-toff.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toff?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as toff from its last stressed vowel (/ɔf/):
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 toff
- toffs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toff mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteAn elegantly dressed person.
- 2
IrelandUKderogatoryA person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toff in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Stutzer, Geck , Pinkel |
| French | bourge |
| Portuguese | alta-roda, grã-fino, granfa, bacana |
| Spanish | gente de arriba, ricachón, pijo, concheto |
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 toff come from?
Probably an alteration of tuft, referring to the gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).