Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forward and backward

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
for-ward and back-ward
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of backwards and forwards.

American usage

Usage

Questions

What does forward and backward mean?
Alternative form of backwards and forwards.

How to pronounce forward and backward

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