Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backward slashes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
back-ward s-lash-es
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does backward slashes mean?
plural of backward slash

How to pronounce backward slashes

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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