Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tempsford

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
temps-ford
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Recorded as Tamiseforde in the Domesday Book, from the name of a river related to Thames + Old English ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does tempsford mean?
A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1653).
Where does tempsford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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