Walford

name

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

The verdict

“Walford” is uncommon English (frequency #56,527 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,527
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords

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

Key facts for Walford
PropertyValue
HeadwordWalford
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,527
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Walford” 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). Walford 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

Walford is uncommon English at frequency #56,527 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Walford, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”). The correct English form is Walford, spelled W-A-L-F-O-R-D.

Definition

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    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“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 "Walford"?
"Walford" is spelled W-A-L-F-O-R-D.
What does "Walford" mean?
As a proper noun, "Walford" means: A placename:
What is the origin of the word "Walford"?
Various origins: * The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Walford”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is W-A-L-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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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