Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in one's backyard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
in- one's back-yard
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Local to the place where one lives or habitually spends time; (by extension) one's responsibility.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

in one's own backyard (alternative)

Questions

What does in one's backyard mean?
Local to the place where one lives or habitually spends time; (by extension) one's responsibility.

How to pronounce in one's backyard

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “in one's backyard”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “in one's backyard”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “in one's backyard” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.