Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backpeddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
backped-dle
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Eggcorn of backpedal.

Inflected Forms

backpeddles (present, singular) backpeddling (participle, present) backpeddled (participle, past) backpeddled (past)

Questions

What does backpeddle mean?
Eggcorn of backpedal.

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