# Stafford

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈstæfə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #13,813

## Definitions
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13. An English habitational surname from the place name.
14. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Old English stæþ (“landing place”) + ford.

## Easily confused with
- **Stanford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stafford-vs-stanford)
- **Stamford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stafford-vs-stamford)
- **Stratford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stafford-vs-stratford)
- **staffed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staffed-vs-stafford)
- **Sanford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanford-vs-stafford)
- **Salford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salford-vs-stafford)
- **staffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/staffer-vs-stafford)
- **scaffold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scaffold-vs-stafford)

## Common misspellings (11)
`satfford`, `sstafford`, `staffodr`, `staffordd`, `stafforrd`, `staffrod`, `stafofrd`, `staford`, `stfaford`, `sttafford`, `tsafford`

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