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burford

/bˈɝfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
bur-ford
IPA
/bˈɝfɚd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A rural community in Brant County, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English Beorgford, equivalent to beorg (“mountain”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Burfords (plural)

Rhymes With

comerford herford hurford retherford

Questions

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

How to pronounce burford

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