How to pronounce “backpack”
Say “backpack” in 2 beats
backpack
/ˈbækˌpæk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bakpak/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- backbækstress
- packpæk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbækˌpæk/
- IPA (British)
- /bakpak/
- Respelling
- BAK-pak
- Syllables
- 2 — BACK-pack
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BACK-pack. “back” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbækˌpæk/
/bakpak/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “backpack” means
- noun
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- verb
hike with a backpack
“Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies”
Say it in a sentence
“He carried everything he owned in one battered backpack.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“backpack”, answered
How do you pronounce “backpack”?
“backpack” is pronounced /ˈbækˌpæk/ (BAK-pak) in American English and /bakpak/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “back”. Build it as BACK-pack, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “backpack” have?
2: back · pack. The beat lands on the first, “back”.
Is “backpack” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbækˌpæk/ (BAK-pak); British English says /bakpak/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “backpack” mean?
As a noun: a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder For example: “He carried everything he owned in one battered backpack.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “backpack”?
Stress the first syllable: BACK-pack. “back” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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