Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backfires

/bˈækfˌaɪɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
back-fires
IPA
/bˈækfˌaɪɚz/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of backfire

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of backfire

Questions

How do you pronounce backfires?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈækfˌaɪɚz/.
What does backfires mean?
plural of backfire

How to pronounce backfires

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