Seaford

name

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"seaford" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Seaford” is uncommon English (frequency #51,982 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,982
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A placename:

Key facts for Seaford
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeaford
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seaford” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Seaford lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seaford is uncommon English at frequency #51,982 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Seaford in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English Seford, Sevord, from Old English *Sǣford, from Old English sǣ (“sea”) + ford (“ford”); equivalent to sea + ford. The correct English form is Seaford, spelled S-E-A-F-O-R-D.

Definition

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    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Seford, Sevord, from Old English *Sǣford, from Old English sǣ (“sea”) + ford (“ford”); equivalent to sea + ford.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Seaford"?
"Seaford" is spelled S-E-A-F-O-R-D.
What does "Seaford" mean?
As a proper noun, "Seaford" means: A placename:
What is the origin of the word "Seaford"?
Inherited from Middle English Seford, Sevord, from Old English *Sǣford, from Old English sǣ (“sea”) + ford (“ford”); equivalent to sea + ford. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Seaford”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-E-A-F-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list