Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rufford

/ɹˈʌfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: ruf-ford
IPA: /ɹˈʌfɚd/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English rūh (“rough”) + ford (“ford”); compare the doublet Rufforth.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: rūh

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ruffords (plural)

Rhymes With

suffered buffered hufford bufford duford

Questions

How do you pronounce rufford?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈʌfɚd/.
What does rufford mean?: A placename:
Where does rufford come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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