How to Pronounce Backpacks

To pronounce "backpacks", say BACKP-acks — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

BACKP-acks

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💡 Tip for remembering “backpacks”

"backpacks" has 2 syllables: backp-acks. It rhymes with relax and parallax, if that helps it stick.

What does backpacks mean?

noun

  1. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
  2. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

verb

  1. To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack
  2. To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodations

Synonyms

bookbaghaversackknapsackpacksackrucksack

Words that rhyme with backpacks

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

relaxparallaxsyntaxajaxflaxwaxaxedrawbacksknickknackstrackstaxsax

Related words

knapsackpackhaversackrucksackbagsbinderspackagespacks

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "backpacks"?▾

"Backpacks" has 2 syllables: backp · acks.

What does "backpacks" mean?▾

Backpacks: A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

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