Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backwards-compatible

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
back-ward-s--com-pat-i-ble
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
8
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

more backwards-compatible (comparative) most backwards-compatible (superlative)

Questions

What does backwards-compatible mean?
Alternative form of backward compatible.

How to pronounce backwards-compatible

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