how to pronounce scuff

/skʌf/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of scuff is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

scuff is pronounced in one syllable

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of scuff

1. example pitch curve for pronunciation of scuff

test your pronunciation of scuff

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of scuff

video examples of scuff pronunciation

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

“… again big scuff marks here that see the …”

meanings of scuff

verb:

To hit lightly, to brush against.
To scrape the feet while walking.
To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.

noun:

A scurf; a scale.
The back part of the neck; the scruff.
A mark left by scuffing or scraping.

scuff frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scuff occurs in english on average 0.1 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 scuff 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 scuff can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) life, nature, and living environment;