Words that end in F
There are 307 words that end in f in this list, most common first. Filter by letters or length.
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The most-used words that end in f, and what they mean
These are the 13 that come up most often in written English, so they are the ones worth knowing first.
- self
- nounOne individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition.
- half
- nounOne of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- off
- adverbIn a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
- staff
- noun(plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.
- myself
- the eleventh studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released by Warner and Mars on August 13, 2010.
- chief
- nounThe leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
- brief
- adjectiveOf short duration; happening quickly.
- belief
- nounMental acceptance of a claim as true.
- relief
- nounThe removal of stress or discomfort.
- proof
- noun(uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to…
- roof
- noun(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
- stuff
- noun(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
- leaf
- nounThe usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Of the 307 words in this list, 256 can be used as a noun, including self, half, off, staff, chief. Plenty of words do more than one job: state is a noun, a verb and an adjective depending on how you use it, which is why these numbers add up to more than the list itself.
How this list is built
The words come from the Datamuse language API, then get cleaned up, because the raw output is not much use on its own. Each word is checked against an English dictionary, with a frequency floor for anything not in it, so ordinary inflections survive while noise does not. Roman numerals, fragments and vowel-less abbreviations are stripped out.
What is left is ranked by how often each word actually appears in written English. That ordering is the point: it puts the words you might actually want at the top. The full method is on how we build these.
Common questions
How many words that end in f are there?
This list holds 307, filtered to real dictionary words and ranked by how common they are. English has more if you count obscure and archaic ones, but they are little use to anybody.
Can a word ending in F be a noun?
Yes. 256 of the 307 words on this list can be used as a noun. The breakdown above shows how many work as verbs, adjectives and adverbs too.
How are the words ordered?
By how often each word appears in written English, most common first, so the useful ones are at the top rather than buried under rarities. See how we build these.
Can I search inside the list?
Yes. The filter box narrows the list as you type, and where a list mixes lengths there are buttons to show only words of a given length.