staffs

Name: staffs, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\staf\

/\staf\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“staffs” is uncommon French (frequency #92,214 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,214
frequency rank, French: 394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de staff.

Key facts for staffs
Property	Value
Headword	staffs
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\staf\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#92,214
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “staffs” sits in French 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). staffs lands here:

#92,214

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

staffs is uncommon French at frequency #92,214 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \staf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de staff.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for staffs in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is staffs, spelled S-T-A-F-F-S.

Definition

1
Pluriel de staff.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "staffs"?

"staffs" is spelled S-T-A-F-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is \staf\.

What does "staffs" mean?

As a noun, "staffs" means: Pluriel de staff.

How do you pronounce "staffs"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "staffs" is \staf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "staffs" come from?

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Using “staffs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is S-T-A-F-F-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \staf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.