Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beckford

/bˈɛkfɔɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: beck-ford
IPA: /bˈɛkfɔɹd/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO972360).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Becca + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Beckfords (plural)

Derived Forms

Beckfordian

Questions

How do you pronounce beckford?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛkfɔɹd/.
What does beckford mean?: A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO972360).
Where does beckford come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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