Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lower back

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: low-er back
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

Inflected Forms

lower backs (plural)

Synonyms

low back lumbar small of the back

Questions

What does lower back mean?: The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

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