# backwoods

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbak.wʊdz/ · frequency rank #39,690

## Definitions
1. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
2. A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.

## Etymology
From back + woods.

## Easily confused with
- **blackwood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backwoods-vs-blackwood)
- **backwards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backwards-vs-backwoods)

## Common misspellings (14)
`abckwoods`, `bacckwoods`, `backkwoods`, `backowods`, `backwodos`, `backwods`, `backwoodds`, `backwoodss`, `backwoosd`, `backwwoods`, `bacwkoods`, `bakcwoods`, `bbackwoods`, `bcakwoods`

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