# Redford

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,555

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Possibly from Old English *hrotiġ (“dirty”) + ford. This would be a reference to the peat-stained water of the stream at the ford.

## Easily confused with
- **reform** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redford-vs-reform)
- **redwood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redford-vs-redwood)
- **Redmond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redford-vs-redmond)
- **record** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/record-vs-redford)
- **Radford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radford-vs-redford)
- **Redfern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redfern-vs-redford)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erdford`, `rdeford`, `reddford`, `redfford`, `redfodr`, `redfordd`, `redforrd`, `redfrod`, `redofrd`, `refdord`, `rredford`

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