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salford

/ˈsɒlfərd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
sal-ford
IPA
/ˈsɒlfərd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Salfords (plural) Sawford (alternative, surname)

Phrases

Lower Salford Port Salford Salford Priors

Frequently Paired Words

Salfords

Questions

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

How to pronounce salford

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈsɒlfərd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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