| Word | Pronunciation (IPA) |
|---|---|
| if | /ɪf/ |
| life | /laɪf/ |
| off | /ɒf/ |
| himself | /hɪmˈsɛlf/ /ɪ̈msɛlf/ |
| itself | /ɪtˈsɛlf/ |
| staff | /stɑːf/ |
| half | /hɑːf/ |
| wife | /waɪf/ |
| herself | /hɜːˈsɛlf/ /əsɛlf/ |
| myself | /maɪˈsɛlf/ |
| yourself | /jɔːˈsɛlf/ |
| stuff | /stʌf/ |
| relief | /ɹɪˈliːf/ |
| safe | /seɪf/ |
| belief | /bɪˈliːf/ /bəˈliːf/ |
| brief | /bɹiːf/ |
| behalf | /bɪˈhæf/ /bɪˈhɑf/ |
| roof | /ɹuːf/ /ɹʊf/ |
| ref | /ɹɛf/ |
| chief | /tʃiːf/ |
| golf | /ɡɒlf/ |
| gulf | /ɡʌlf/ |
| rough | /ɹʌf/ |
| tough | /tʌf/ |
| joseph | /ˈdʒəʊsəf/ |
| deaf | /dɛf/ |
| proof | /pɹuːf/ |
| knife | /naɪf/ |
| paragraph | /ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf/ |
| photograph | /ˈfəʊtəˌɡɹɑːf/ |
| wildlife | /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ |
| triumph | /ˈtɹaɪʲʌmf/ |
| laugh | /laːf/ |
| beef | /biːf/ |
| leaf | /liːf/ |
| cliff | /klɪf/ |
| shelf | /ʃɛlf/ |
| stiff | /stɪf/ |
| grief | /ɡɹiːf/ |
| telegraph | /ˈtɛl.ə.ɡɹæf/ /ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹæf/ |
| graph | /ɡɹɑːf/ |
| sheriff | /ˈʃɛɹɪf/ /ˈʃɛɹəf/ |
| motif | /moʊˈtiːf/ |
| wolf | /wʊlf/ |
| thief | /θiːf/ |
| oneself | /wʌnˈsɛlf/ |
| tariff | /ˈtæɹɪf/ |
| calf | /kɑːf/ |
| chef | /ʃɛf/ |
| housewife | /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/ |
| handkerchief | /ˈhaŋkətʃiːf/ /ˈhaŋkətʃɪf/ |
| disbelief | /dɪsbɪˈliːf/ |
| dwarf | /dwɔː(ɹ)f/ |
| clough | /klʌf/ /kləf/ /klaʊ/ |
| scarf | /skɑː(ɹ)f/ |
| prof | /pɹɑf/ |
| mischief | /ˈmɪstʃɪf/ /ˈmɪʃtʃɪf/ |
| loaf | /ləʊf/ |
| unsafe | /ʌnˈseɪf/ |
| elf | /ɛlf/ |
| wharf | /wɔɹf/ |
| midwife | /ˈmɪd.waɪf/ |
| trough | /tɹɒf/ |
| strife | /stɹʌɪf/ /stɹaɪf/ |
| cough | /kɒf/ |
| surf | /sɜːf/ |
| puff | /pʌf/ |
| rife | /ɹaɪf/ |
| bluff | /blʌf/ |
| slough | /slʌf/ |
| duff | /dʌf/ |
| whiff | /wɪf/ |
| lymph | /lɪmf/ |
| cuff | /kʌf/ |
| bailiff | /ˈbeɪlɪf/ |
| pay-off | /ˈpeɪ.ɒf/ |
| buff | /bʌf/ |
| werewolf | /ˈwɛːwʊlf/ /ˈwɪəwʊlf/ |
| nightlife | /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/ |
| gruff | /ɡɹʌf/ |
| sheaf | /ʃiːf/ |
| massif | /mæˈsiːf/ |
| epitaph | /ˈɛpɪtɑːf/ |
| hoof | /hʊf/ /huːf/ |
| sniff | /snɪf/ |
| snuff | /snʌf/ |
| fluff | /flʌf/ |
| naff | /næf/ |
| half-life | /ˈhæfˌlaɪf/ |
| nymph | /ˈnɪmf/ |
| unbelief | /ʌnbɪˈliːf/ |
| afterlife | /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/ |
| scruff | /skɹʌf/ |
| riff | /ɹɪf/ |
| giraffe | /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ |
| rebuff | /ɹɪˈbʌf/ |
| bookshelf | /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ |
| chaff | /tʃæf/ /tʃɑːf/ |
| huff | /hʌf/ |
| fief | /fiːf/ |
| dandruff | /ˈdændɹʌf/ /ˈdændɹʊf/ |
| luff | /lʌf/ |
| orf | /ɔːf/ |
| spoof | /spuːf/ |
| thyself | /ðaɪˈsɛlf/ |
| orfe | /ɔːf/ |
| lev | /lɛf/ |
| serf | /sɜːf/ |
| sunroof | /ˈsʌnˌɹuːf/ |
| caliph | /ˈkeɪ̪lɨf/ /ˈkælɨf/ |
| cenotaph | /ˈsɛn.əʊ.tæf/ /ˈsɛn.əʊ.tɑːf/ |
| carafe | /kəˈɹæf/ |
| interleaf | /ˈɪntəliːf/ |
| gaffe | /ɡæf/ |
| griff | /ɡɹɪf/ |
| fail-safe | /ˈfeɪlˌseɪf/ |
| waif | /weɪf/ |
| diff | /dɪf/ |
| pantograph | /ˈpantəɡɹɑːf/ /ˈpantəɡɹaf/ |
| muff | /mʌf/ |
| leitmotif | /ˈlaɪt.məʊˌtiːf/ |
| bumf | /bʌmf/ |
| spliff | /splɪf/ |
| distaff | /ˈdɪstɑːf/ |
| themself | /ˈðɛmsɛlf/ /ðɛmˈsɛlf/ |
| graff | /ɡɹɑːf/ |
| foodstuff | /ˈfuːdˌstʌf/ |
| kerchief | /ˈkɝ.tʃɪf/ /ˈkɝ.tʃif/ |
| quiff | /kwɪf/ |
| woof | /wʊf/ |
| ef | /ɛf/ |
| hof | /hoʊf/ |
| tuff | /tʌf/ |
| chafe | /tʃeɪf/ |
| caf | /kæf/ |
| mastiff | /ˈmæstɪf/ |
| pontiff | /ˈpɒntɪf/ |
| woodruff | /ˈwʊdɹʌf/ |
| caff | /kæf/ |
| guff | /ɡʌf/ |
| oomph | /ʊmf/ /umf/ |
| bulletproof | /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf/ |
| strafe | /stɹeɪf/ |
| kif | /kiːf/ /kɪf/ |
| meatloaf | /ˈmitloʊf/ |
| coif | /kwɑf/ /kɔɪf/ |
| lowlife | /ˈloʊlaɪf/ |
| digraph | /ˈdaɪɡɹɑːf/ /ˈdaɪɡɹæf/ |
| handcuff | /ˈhændˌkʌf/ |
| hirself | /hiɹˈsɛlf/ |
| quaff | /kwɒf/ |
| seismograph | /ˈsaɪz.mə.ɡɹæf/ |
| doff | /dɒf/ |
| vouchsafe | /ˌvaʊtʃˈseɪf/ |
| goof | /ɡuːf/ |
| seraph | /ˈseɹəf/ |
| hieroglyph | /ˈhaɪɹəˌɡlɪf/ |
| homograph | /ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf/ /ˈhəʊməɡɹæf/ |
| oof | /uːf/ /ʊf/ |
| scoff | /skɒf/ |
| skew-whiff | /ˈskjuː.(w)ɪf/ |
| barf | /bɑːf/ |
| chough | /tʃʌf/ |
| chronograph | /ˈkɹɒnəɡɹɑːf/ |
| endomorph | /ˈɛndəʊmɔːf/ |
| flyleaf | /ˈflaɪˌlif/ |
| scuff | /skʌf/ |
| spectrograph | /ˈspɛktɹəˌɡɹæf/ |
| tartuffe | /tɑɹˈtuːf/ /tɑɹˈtʊf/ |
| decaf | /ˈdiːkæf/ |
| ectomorph | /ˈɛktəʊmɔːf/ |
| eff | /ɛf/ |
| jiff | /dʒɪf/ |
| leakproof | /ˈliːkpɹuf/ |
| mesomorph | /ˈmɛsəʊmɔːf/ /ˈmɛzəʊmɔːf/ |
| nef | /nɛf/ |
| sylph | /sɪlf/ |
| allomorph | /ˈæl.ə.mɔːf/ |
| daff | /dæf/ |
| digestif | /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ /ˌdiːʒɛsˈtiːf/ |
| electroencephalograph | /əˌlɛktɹoʊənˈsɛfələˌɡɹæf/ |
| faff | /fæf/ |
| glyph | /ɡlɪf/ |
| shroff | /ʃɹɒf/ |
| smurf | /smɜː(ɹ)f/ |
| face-off | /ˈfeɪsˌɑf/ |
| kerf | /kɜːf/ |
| morph | /mɔː(ɹ)f/ |
| riffraff | /ˈɹɪfɹæf/ |
| sluff | /slʌf/ |
| alif | /a.lɪf/ |
| behoof | /bɪˈhuːf/ |
| caitiff | /ˈkeɪtɪf/ |
| doof | /duːf/ |
| foof | /fuːf/ |
| mooncalf | /ˈmuːnkɑːf/ |
| quarterstaff | /ˈkwɔɹtəɹˌstæf/ |
| rouf | /ɹɔːf/ |
| waqf | /wɑkf/ |
| aardwolf | /ˈɑːdˌwʊlf/ |
| Abashev | /əˈbɑ.ʃəf/ |
| above proof | /əˈbʌv pɹʊf/ |
| acaleph | /ˌæk.əˈlɜf/ |
| acalephe | /ˌæk.əˈlif/ |
| Adolph | /ˈeɪ.dɑlf/ /ˈæ.dɑlf/ |
| adoxograph | /eɪˈdɒksɒˌɡɹɑːf/ |
| aeronef | /ˈɛː.ɹəʊ.nɛf/ /ˈɛː.ɹə.nɛf/ |
| AF | /eɪ̯ˈɛf/ |
| agraffe | /əˈɡɹæf/ |
| Aldcliffe | /ɔː.klɪf/ |
| alef | /ˈɑː.lɛf/ |
| aloof | /əˈluːf/ |
| alpine chough | /ˈalpaɪnˈtʃʌf/ |
| apéritif | /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/ /əˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/ |
| apograph | /ˈæpəɡɹɑːf/ |
| author of life | /ˈɔːθəɹəvˈlaɪf/ |
| autotroph | /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/ |
| baff | /bæf/ |
| BAMF | /bæmf/ |
| Banff | /ˈbænf/ |
| bass clef | /ˈbeɪsklɛf/ |
| Beowulf | /ˈbeɪoʊwʊlf/ /ˈbeɪəwʊlf/ |
| BFF | /bi ɛf ɛf/ |
| Big Bad Wolf | /bɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/ |
| bindlestiff | /ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/ |
| boff | /bɒf/ |
| BOGOF | /ˈbɒɡ.ɒf/ |
| bookstaff | /ˈbʊkˌstæf/ /ˈbʊk.stɪf/ /ˈbʊk.stɑːf/ /ˈbʊk.stəf/ |
| breadstuff | /bɹɛdˌstʌf/ |
| Briarcliff Manor | /ˈbɹaɪəɹklɪf/ |
| Bullmastiff | /ˈbʊlˌmæstʰɪf/ |
| bumfluff | /ˈbʌmflʌf/ |
| catloaf | /kæt.loʊf/ |
| cauf | /kɔːf/ |
| chuff | /tʃʌf/ |
| cloverleaf | /ˈkləʊvəliːf/ |
| co-wife | /ˈkoʊwaɪf/ |
| CONCACAF | /ˈkɒŋ.kə.kæf/ |
| corf | /kɔːf/ |
| cowlstaff | /ˈkaʊlstɑːf/ |
| cymatograph | /saɪˈmætəʊɡɹɑːf/ /saɪˈmætəʊɡɹæf/ |
| Deaf | /dɛf/ |
| debrief | /diːˈbɹiːf/ |
| debuff | /diːˈbʌf/ /diːˈbʊf/ |
| def | /dɛf/ |
| dendroglyph | /ˈdɛndɹəɡlɪf/ |
| derf | /dɝf/ |
| die-off | /ˈdʌɪɒf/ |
| diglyph | /ˈdaɪɡlɪf/ |
| DILF | /dɪlf/ |
| dire wolf | /ˈdaɪɹ wʊlf/ |
| droff | /drŏf/ |
| Duff | /dʌf/ |
| Düsseldorf | /ˈdʊsəldɔːf/ |
| Dutch wife | /ˌdʌtʃ ˈwaɪf/ |
| enough | /ɪˈnʌf/ |
| fairy snuff | /ˌfɛəɹɪˈsnʌf/ |
| fauxtograph | /ˈfoːtəɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfəʊtəɡɹɑːf/ |
| feoff | /fif/ /fɛf/ |
| Fife | /ˈfaɪf/ |
| find oneself | /ˈfaɪnd wʌnsɛlf/ |
| floof | /fluːf/ |
| folding stuff | /ˈfəʊldɪŋ ˌstʌf/ |
| galumph | /ɡəˈlʌmf/ |
| Gandalf | /ˈɡændɑlf/ |
| gawf | /ɡɔːf/ |
| gelbstoff | /ˈɡɛlpʃtɔf/ |
| Geoff | /dʒɛf/ |
| GIF | /dʒɪf/ /ɡɪf/ |
| GILF | /ɡɪlf/ |
| goof off | /ˌɡuf ˈɔf/ |
| Guelph | /ɡwɛlf/ |
| harumph | /həˈɹʌmf/ |
| Hausdorff | /ˈhaʊsdɔːf/ |
| he-wolf | /ˈhiːˌwʊlf/ |
| heterotroph | /ˈhɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/ /hɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)ˈtɹɒf/ |
| hiff | /hɪf/ /hɘf/ |
| homeograph | /hɒˈmiːəʊɡɹæf/ |
| homoglyph | /ˈhɒməʊɡlɪf/ |
| Huff | /hʌf/ |
| humph | /hʌmf/ /h(ə)mf/ |
| ice shelf | /ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/ |
| IIHF | /ˈdʌb.əɫˌaɪˌeɪtʃˌɛf/ |
| I'm deaf | /aɪm ˈdɛf/ |
| indyref | /ˈɪn.di.ɹɛf/ |
| infangthief | /ˈɪnfæŋθiːf/ |
| IPOF | /ˈɪpɒf/ /ˈaɪpɒf/ |
| Jeff | /dʒɛf/ |
| Joseph | /ˈd͡ʒəʊzəf/ |
| Kalashnikov | /kəˈlæʃ.nɪˌkɒf/ |
| kaph | /kɑːf/ /kæf/ |
| kill off | /kɪl ɒf/ |
| lexigraph | /ˈlɛksəˌɡɹæf/ |
| lief | /liːf/ |
| machine elf | /məˈʃiːn ɛlf/ |
| mazel tov | /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒf/ /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒv/ |
| meef | /miːf/ |
| Mendeleev | /ˌmɛndəlˈeɪəf/ |
| miff | /mɪf/ |
| MILF | /mɪlf/ |
| MRF | /mɜː(ɹ)f/ |
| Narew | /ˈnɑːɹɛf/ |
| Neff | /nɛf/ |
| nerf | /nɝf/ |
| nief | /niːf/ |
| nroff | /ˈɛnɹɒf/ |
| 'nuff | /nʌf/ |
| Olaf | /ˈəʊl.əf/ /ˈəʊl.æf/ /ˈəʊl.ɑːf/ |
| opera bouffe | /ˌɒp(ə)ɹəˈbuːf/ |
| orthograph | /ˈɔː(ɹ)θəɡɹæf/ /ˈɔː(ɹ)θəɡɹɑːf/ |
| outfangthief | /ˈaʊtfaŋθiːf/ |
| paranymph | /ˈpaɹənɪmf/ |
| paraph | /ˈpaɹəf/ |
| perself | /pərˈself/ |
| poof | /pʊf/ |
| pornograph | /ˈpɔːnəɡɹɑːf/ /ˈpɔːnəɡɹæf/ |
| protomorph | /pɹoʊtoʊmɔː(ɹ)f/ |
| pseph- | /psiːf/ /psɛf/ |
| qoph | /kɒf/ |
| queef | /kwiːf/ |
| Raków | /ˈɹækuːf/ |
| ralph | /ɹælf/ |
| Ralph | /ɹælf/ |
| Randolph | /ɹændɒlf/ |
| reef | /ɹiːf/ |
| relife | /ɹiː.ˈlaɪ̯f/ |
| rhyparograph | /ɹɪˈpæ.ɹə.ɡɹɑːf/ |
| Rif | /ɹɪf/ |
| Rudolph | /ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/ |
| Rzeszów | /ˈʒɛʃuːf/ |
| Saint-Estèphe | /sænt ɛˈstɛf/ /seɪnt ɪˈstɛf/ |
| sans serif | /ˈsæn ˈsɛɹɪf/ /ˈsænz ˈsɛɹɪf/ |
| schroff | /ʃɹɒf/ |
| sea ruffe | /ˈsiːɹʌf/ |
| SecDef | /ˈsɛkˈdɛf/ |
| self | /sɛlf/ |
| sex life | /ˈsɛksˌlaɪf/ |
| skeuomorph | /ˈskjuːəmɔɹf/ |
| slide off | /slaɪd ˈɒf/ |
| SMOF | /smɒf/ |
| smof | /smɒf/ |
| snough | /snɒf/ |
| spell off | /ˌspɛl ˈɔf/ |
| sphygmograph | /ˈsfɪɡmɵɡɹɑːf/ /ˈsfɪɡmɵɡɹæf/ |
| St Asaph | /sənt ˈæsəf/ |
| Steph | /stɛf/ |
| stf | /stɛf/ |
| TAFE | /teɪf/ |
| tear off | /teɪɹ ɒf/ |
| theosoph | /ˈθiː.əsɒf/ |
| tree of life | /tɹi ʌv laɪf/ |
| treyf | /tɹeɪf/ |
| whipstaff | /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/ /ˈwɪpstɑːf/ |
| wif | /wɪf/ |
| Wolof | /ˈwəʊlɒf/ |
| wood-nymph | /ˈwʊdnɪɱf/ |
| woodnymph | /ˈwʊdnɪɱf/ |
| Woolf | /wʊlf/ |
| Wroclaw | /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/ |
| xenomorph | /ˈzɛnəʊˌmɔːf/ |
| xylograph | /ˈzaɪ.ləʊ.ɡɹɑːf/ /ˈzaɪ.lə.ɡɹɑːf/ |
| yiff | /jɪf/ |
Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.