Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bassford

/bˈæsfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: bass-ford
IPA: /bˈæsfɚd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of several places called Basford, from an Old English personal name *Basa + ford.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Bassfords (plural)

Homonyms

basford

Rhymes With

basford

Questions

How do you pronounce bassford?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæsfɚd/.
What does bassford mean?: A surname from Old English.
Where does bassford come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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