Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spafford

/spˈæfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: spaf-ford
IPA: /spˈæfɚd/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Spofforth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Spaffords (plural)

Rhymes With

stafford trafford halford safford gafford hafford pafford brafford

Questions

How do you pronounce spafford?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈæfɚd/.
What does spafford mean?: A surname.
Where does spafford come from?: Variant of Spofforth.

How to pronounce spafford

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “spafford”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/spˈæfɚd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “spafford”.
Repeat and practice — Say “spafford” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.