hungerford

/hˈʌŋɡɚfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: hunger-ford
IPA: /hˈʌŋɡɚfɚd/

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Etymology

From Old English hungor (“hunger, famine”) + ford (“ford”), a name which probably denoted an unproductive or barren land.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hungor

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Hungerfords (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hungerford?

The recorded pronunciation is /hˈʌŋɡɚfɚd/.

What does hungerford mean?

A placename:

Where does hungerford come from?

It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce hungerford

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