Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guildford

/ˈɡɪlfəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
guild-ford
IPA
/ˈɡɪlfəd/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

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Questions

How do you pronounce guildford?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪlfəd/.
What does guildford mean?
A large town, the county town of Surrey, England.
Where does guildford come from?
The root of the first part may be gold rather than guild: the only known 10th-century (Saxon) record uses Guldeford and in the 11th century Geldeford, both equivalent to gold ford. Local historians suggest that this might refer to golden-coloured flowers or sand.

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