# Alford

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,268

## Definitions
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8. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English female given name Ealdgȳþ + ford (“ford”).

## Easily confused with
- **aloud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alford-vs-aloud)
- **Alfred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alford-vs-alfred)
- **almond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alford-vs-almond)
- **Ashford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alford-vs-ashford)
- **afford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afford-vs-alford)
- **accord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/accord-vs-alford)
- **affords** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affords-vs-alford)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aflord`, `alfford`, `alfodr`, `alfordd`, `alforrd`, `alfrod`, `allford`, `alofrd`, `laford`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alford