backsplash
/ˈbækˌsplæʃ/
"backsplash" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“backsplash” is uncommon English (frequency #97,821 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,821
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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.
Corpus desk
Index EN-backsplash · backsplash · English
backsplash · rank #97,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,821
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH backslide
Nearest frequency peer: backslide (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “backsplash”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- backflow
backflow
2,183 corpus weight
- backplate
backplate
2,182 corpus weight
- backslide
backslide
2,181 corpus weight
- backsplash
backsplash
2,180 corpus weight
- Bactrian
Bactrian
2,179 corpus weight
- Badenoch
Badenoch
2,178 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “backsplash” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | backsplash |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “backsplash” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
backsplash is uncommon English at frequency #97,821 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for backsplash, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From back + splash. The correct English form is backsplash, spelled B-A-C-K-S-P-L-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
- 2The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke, just before the rower reaches the catch.
Etymology
From back + splash.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.