To pronounce "back", say BACK — one syllable, IPA /bæk/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/bæk/
IPA
"back" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with crack and slack, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: backe, bak, bakke — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“Could you please scratch my back?”
“He sat in the back of the room.”
verb
“the train backed into the station; the horse refuses to back”
“I back you all the way; which horse are you backing in this race?”
adjective
“Go in the back door of the house.”
“I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Back" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "back" is /bæk/.
Back: The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
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