backward
BA-kwerd
bakwerd in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbækwɝd/ · 2 syllables
How “backward” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | b | a | ck | ward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | b | a | k | werd |
“backward” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | a | k | w | er | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /æ/ | /k/ | /w/ | /ɝ/ | /d/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 8 letters: 2 vowels /æ/, /ɝ/ and 4 consonants /b/, /k/, /w/, /d/
- Syllables
- 2 — BA · kwerd, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,045 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ækwɝd/
“backward” — questions & answers
How do you spell “backward”?
B-A-C-K-W-A-R-D in English; “bakwerd” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “backward”?
BA-kwerd — IPA /ˈbækwɝd/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “backward”?
/ˈbækwɝd/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.