backsplash
/ˈbækˌsplæʃ/noun, verb
backsplash is spelled B-A-C-K-S-P-L-A-S-H: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, backsplash means “A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of backsplash is backsplashes.
How many letters and syllables are in backsplash?
| Letters | 10: B-A-C-K-S-P-L-A-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 backsplash?
Backsplash appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 backsplash?
- US /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/
Backsplash has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-backsplash.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with backsplash?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as backsplash (/æksplæʃ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: splashback.
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 backsplash
- backsplashes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- backsplashing participle, present
- backsplashed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backsplash mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
- 2
The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke, just before the rower reaches the catch.
verb
- 1
To splash backward.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Backsplash in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wall covering:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crédence |
| Spanish | salpicadero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does backsplash come from?
From back + splash.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).