# backflip

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbæk.flɪp/ · frequency rank #42,538

## Definitions
1. An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
2. A total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.

## Etymology
From back- + flip.

## Common misspellings (13)
`abckflip`, `bacckflip`, `bacfklip`, `backfflip`, `backfilp`, `backflipp`, `backfllip`, `backflpi`, `backkflip`, `backlfip`, `bakcflip`, `bbackflip`, `bcakflip`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backflip