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wilford

/wˈɪlfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
wil-ford
IPA
/wˈɪlfɚd/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wilfords (plural) Willford (alternative)

Homonyms

willford

Rhymes With

milford guilford gilford pilfered tilford willford

Questions

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

How to pronounce wilford

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