Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back formation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
back- -for-ma-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of back-formation.

Inflected Forms

back formations (plural)

Questions

What does back formation mean?
Alternative form of back-formation.

How to pronounce back formation

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “back formation”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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