# Bedfordshire

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #33,949

## Definitions
1. A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
2. Bed.

## Etymology
From Middle English Bedefordschire, from Old English Bedanfordsċīr, equivalent to Bedford + shire.

## Common misspellings (19)
`bbedfordshire`, `bdefordshire`, `beddfordshire`, `bedffordshire`, `bedfodrshire`, `bedforddshire`, `bedfordhsire`, `bedfordshhire`, `bedfordshier`, `bedfordshirre`, `bedfordshrie`, `bedfordsihre`, `bedfordsshire`, `bedforrdshire`, `bedforsdhire`, `bedfrodshire`, `bedofrdshire`, `befdordshire`, `ebdfordshire`

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