how to pronounce raff

/ˈɹɪf.ɹæf/

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raff is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of raff in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meanings of raff

noun:

A low fellow; a churl.
The common rabble or mob; riffraff.
A three-cornered sail set on a schooner when before the wind.
A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.

verb:

To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.

name:

A surname.

raff frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word raff occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics raff can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that raff can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;