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chelmsford

/ˈt͡ʃɛlmzfəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
chelms-ford
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɛlmzfəd/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in and the county town of Essex, England, granted city status in 2012.

name

A local government district with borough status in Essex, the City of Chelmsford, originally formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.

name

A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Etymology

Ultimately from Old English Ċēolmǣres (“Ceolmær's”) + ford, after an early landowner.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃɛlmzfəd/

Derived Forms

Chelmsfordian

Phrases

North Chelmsford South Chelmsford West Chelmsford

Frequently Paired Words

Chelmer

Questions

How do you pronounce chelmsford?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɛlmzfəd/.
What does chelmsford mean?
A city in and the county town of Essex, England, granted city status in 2012.
Where does chelmsford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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