backcrossing
noun, verb
backcrossing is spelled B-A-C-K-C-R-O-S-S-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, backcrossing means “The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of backcrossing is backcrossings.
How many letters and syllables are in backcrossing?
| Letters | 12: B-A-C-K-C-R-O-S-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is backcrossing?
Backcrossing appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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).
Forms of backcrossing
- backcrossings plural
- back-crossing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backcrossing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of backcross
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does backcrossing come from?
From back + crossing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).