# backyard

> English word · Noun · IPA /bækˈjɑːd/ · frequency rank #8,637

## Definitions
1. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
2. A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
3. An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

## Etymology
From back + yard.

## Easily confused with
- **bayard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backyard-vs-bayard)
- **barnyard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backyard-vs-barnyard)
- **backward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backward-vs-backyard)
- **backhand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backhand-vs-backyard)
- **backwards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backwards-vs-backyard)
- **backboard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backboard-vs-backyard)

## Common misspellings (13)
`abckyard`, `bacckyard`, `backayrd`, `backkyard`, `backyadr`, `backyardd`, `backyarrd`, `backyrad`, `backyyard`, `bacykard`, `bakcyard`, `bbackyard`, `bcakyard`

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