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backfired

/bˈækfˌaɪɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
back-fired
IPA
/bˈækfˌaɪɚd/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of backfire

Questions

How do you pronounce backfired?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈækfˌaɪɚd/.
What does backfired mean?
simple past and past participle of backfire

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