# Bedford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɛdfə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #12,914

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23. A truck, van, and bus and coach chassis formerly manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors.
24. An English dukedom.
25. A surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford.
The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

## Easily confused with
- **before** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedford-vs-before)
- **Buford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedford-vs-buford)
- **Bradford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedford-vs-bradford)
- **Bamford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bamford-vs-bedford)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbedford`, `bdeford`, `beddford`, `bedfford`, `bedfodr`, `bedfordd`, `bedforrd`, `bedfrod`, `bedofrd`, `befdord`, `ebdford`

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