oxford

Other forms of oxford

plural

oxfords·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about oxford

What does oxford mean?

oxford means "a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in oxford?

oxford has 2 syllables: ox-ford. The stress falls on "ox". In IPA it is /ˈɑksfɚd/.

What is another word for oxford?

Close synonyms include Oxford University. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oxford a common word?

oxford is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.