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milford

/mɪlfəɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
mil-ford
IPA
/mɪlfəɹd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From mill + ford.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɪlfəɹd/
  • British English: /mɪlfəd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Milfords (plural)

Phrases

Lower Milford Milford Haven Milford-on-Sea Milford Sound New Milford Upper Milford West Milford

Rhymes With

guilford wilford gilford pilfered tilford willford guildford

Questions

How do you pronounce milford?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪlfəɹd/.
What does milford mean?
A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:
Where does milford come from?
From mill + ford.

How to pronounce milford

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