Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back to front

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables
back- -to front
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Turned so that the back is now at the front; the wrong way around.

adj

Reversed, with the back now at the front.

Example Sentences

Phrases

know back to front inside out upside down

Frequently Paired Words

inside out upside down

Synonyms

backwards back to front in reverse

Antonyms

rightways

Questions

What does back to front mean?
Turned so that the back is now at the front; the wrong way around.

How to pronounce back to front

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