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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backfisch

/ˈbækfɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
back-fisch
IPA
/ˈbækfɪʃ/
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A teenage or late-adolescent girl.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from German Backfisch (“teenage girl”, literally “fish for baking”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

backfische (plural) backfisches (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce backfisch?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbækfɪʃ/.
What does backfisch mean?
A teenage or late-adolescent girl.
Where does backfisch come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce backfisch

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