Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bradford

/ˈbɹædfɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: brad-ford
IPA: /ˈbɹædfɚd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A number of places in England:

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A number of places in England:

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An urban area in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada.

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A suburb in the Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Example Sentences

""Bradford? I didn't know you called him Bradford." "That's just one more thing you don't know about me. I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce. - - -"

Etymology

* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini)

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: brād

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɹædfɚd/
British English: /ˈbɹædfəɹd/

Inflected Forms

Bradfords (plural)

Derived Forms

Bradfordian

Phrases

Bradford Abbas Bradford County Bradford Hill criteria Bradford-on-Avon Bradford-on-Tone Bradford pear Bradford Peverell Bradford system

Rhymes With

radford stradford

Questions

How do you pronounce bradford?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹædfɚd/.
What does bradford mean?: A number of places in England:
Where does bradford come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bradford

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