Stafford
/ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/noun
Stafford is spelled S-T-A-F-F-O-R-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Stafford means “A Staffordshire bull terrier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Stafford is Staffords.
How many letters and syllables are in Stafford?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-F-F-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Stafford?
Stafford appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Stafford?
- /ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/
Stafford has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Stafford.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Stafford
- Staffords plural
- Strafford
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Stafford mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Staffordshire bull terrier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Stafford come from?
From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford. As a surname, occasionally derived from Irish (see Stocker).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).