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orford

/ˈɔɹfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
or-ford
IPA
/ˈɔɹfɚd/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A number of places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English ōra (“bank, shore”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɔɹfɚd/
  • British English: /ˈɔːfəd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Orfords (plural)

Derived Forms

Ore

Phrases

Port Orford cedar

Rhymes With

warford morford

Questions

How do you pronounce orford?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹfɚd/.
What does orford mean?
A number of places:
Where does orford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce orford

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