English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Back Pronunciation
Back is pronounced BAK, IPA /ˈbæk/.
BAK
US /ˈbæk/ · UK /ˈbæk/
Syllables: BAK (1 syllable)
noun, adverb, adjective, and verb: The rear part of the body or of anything else, or a return to where you came from.
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Back in a Sentence
- She hurt her back lifting the boxes.
- We came back the long way round.
- The whole street backs onto the canal.
Common Mispronunciations of Back
Not BEK
The vowel is the flat a of cat, made with the jaw low and the tongue forward. Speakers of many European languages substitute the e of bed.
Not BAG
The final k is voiceless, with no buzz in the throat. Voicing it gives bag and shortens nothing else.
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