Speakur

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cornforth

/kˈɔɹnfɚθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
corn-forth
IPA
/kˈɔɹnfɚθ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Old English cran (“crane”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cornforths (plural)

Phrases

West Cornforth

Questions

How do you pronounce cornforth?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹnfɚθ/.
What does cornforth mean?
A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).
Where does cornforth come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce cornforth

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