# Hartford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɑɹtfɚd/ · frequency rank #12,253

## Definitions
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## Etymology
# For the village in Cambridgeshire: from Old English Hereford (“army ford”), from here (“army”) + ford.
# For remaining places: from Old English heorot (“hart”) + ford.

## Easily confused with
- **Hereford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hartford-vs-hereford)
- **Hertford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hartford-vs-hertford)
- **Hanford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanford-vs-hartford)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahrtford`, `harftord`, `harrtford`, `hartfford`, `hartfodr`, `hartfordd`, `hartforrd`, `hartfrod`, `hartofrd`, `harttford`, `hatrford`, `hhartford`, `hratford`

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