How to pronounce “backorder”
Say “backorder” in 3 beats
backorder
/ˈbækˌɔɹdɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈbakɔːdə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bacbæstress
- korkɔɹ
- derdɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbækˌɔɹdɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈbakɔːdə/
- Respelling
- BAK-or-dur
- Syllables
- 3 — BAC-kor-der
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BAC-kor-der. “bac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbækˌɔɹdɚ/
/ˈbakɔːdə/
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Where “backorder” goes wrong
- Often heard
“bak-OR-dur”
the stress is on BAK, the first half of the compound
What “backorder” means
- noun
an order for goods that cannot be filled yet because they are out of stock
- verb
to place an order for goods that are not currently in stock
Say it in a sentence
“The part is on backorder until the end of the month.”“backorder”, answered
How do you pronounce “backorder”?
“backorder” is pronounced /ˈbækˌɔɹdɚ/ (BAK-or-dur) in American English and /ˈbakɔːdə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “bac”. Build it as BAC-kor-der, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “backorder” have?
3: bac · kor · der. The beat lands on the first, “bac”.
Is “backorder” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbækˌɔɹdɚ/ (BAK-or-dur); British English says /ˈbakɔːdə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “backorder” mean?
As a noun: an order for goods that cannot be filled yet because they are out of stock For example: “The part is on backorder until the end of the month.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “backorder”?
Stress the first syllable: BAC-kor-der. “bac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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