# Hereford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɛɹɨfəd/ · frequency rank #25,087

## Definitions
1. A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140).
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12. A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see Hereford (cattle).
13. A surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ehreford`, `heerford`, `herefford`, `herefodr`, `herefordd`, `hereforrd`, `herefrod`, `hereofrd`, `herfeord`, `herreford`, `hhereford`, `hreeford`

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