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redford

/ɹˈɛdfɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
red-ford
IPA
/ɹˈɛdfɚd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Possibly from Old English *hrotiġ (“dirty”) + ford. This would be a reference to the peat-stained water of the stream at the ford.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Redfords (plural)

Rhymes With

bedford medford ledford tedford thedford

Questions

How do you pronounce redford?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛdfɚd/.
What does redford mean?
A surname.
Where does redford come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce redford

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