How to pronounce scruffy
Say it like SKRUHF-ee. Scruffy has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SKRUHF).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce scruffy. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- SKRUHF
- ee
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Scruffy pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SKRUHFSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
- eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of scruffy
American and British speakers say scruffy in essentially the same way: /ˈskrʌfi/ in the US and /ˈskrʌfi/ in the UK.
British respelling: SKRUHF-ee.
What does scruffy mean?
- Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.“A scruffy little dog came scampering down the road.”
- Scurfy.
- An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that intelligence is too complicated (or computationally intractable) to be solved with the sorts of homogeneous system favored by the "neats".
- An arctic fox.
Where does scruffy come from?
From scruff + -y.
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Words that rhyme with scruffy
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Questions about saying scruffy
How do you pronounce scruffy?
Say SKRUHF-ee. The American pronunciation is /ˈskrʌfi/. In British English it is /ˈskrʌfi/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in scruffy?
Scruffy has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SKRUHF). Broken into parts: SKRUHF · ee.
Do Americans and Brits say scruffy the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈskrʌfi/ and the British form is /ˈskrʌfi/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.