# Ashford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæʃfəd/ · frequency rank #29,919

## Definitions
1. A surname.
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7. A village in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref T2797).
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15. A village in Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
16. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of West Torrens, South Australia.

## Etymology
From Old English æscet (“a clump of ash trees”) + ford or, alternatively, from æsc (“an ash tree”) + ford. Equivalent to ash + ford.

## Easily confused with
- **ashore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashford-vs-ashore)
- **afford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afford-vs-ashford)
- **Alford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alford-vs-ashford)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahsford`, `asfhord`, `ashfford`, `ashfodr`, `ashfordd`, `ashforrd`, `ashfrod`, `ashhford`, `ashofrd`, `asshford`, `sahford`

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