backer
/ˈbækɚ/noun, adjective
backer is spelled B-A-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, backer means “One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of backer is backers.
How many letters and syllables are in backer?
| Letters | 6: B-A-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is backer?
Backer appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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).
How do you pronounce backer?
- /ˈbækɚ/
Backer has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-backer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of backer
- backers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs an entrant in a contest, or who supports an enterprise by funding it.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of back: more back
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does backer come from?
From back + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).