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wofford

/wˈɑfɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
wof-ford
IPA
/wˈɑfɚd/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

Wofford Heights, a census-designated place in California, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States.

name

Wofford College, a university in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Etymology

From either Old English wealh (“Welsh”) + ford, meaning "Welshman's ford", or from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ford, to mean "wolf ford".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Homonyms

wafford

Rhymes With

proffered spofford swofford swafford offord wafford crofford

Questions

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

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