backcross
verb, noun
backcross is spelled B-A-C-K-C-R-O-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, backcross means “To cross a hybrid with one of its parents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in backcross?
| Letters | 9: B-A-C-K-C-R-O-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is backcross?
Backcross appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with backcross?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as backcross.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: crossback.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of backcross
- backcrosses present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- backcrossing participle, present
- backcrossed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backcross mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
noun
- 1
The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
- 2
An organism produced by such a crossing.
- 3
Alternative form of back cross.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does backcross come from?
From back + cross.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).