call back
noun, verb
call back is a noun meaning “Alternative form of callback” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-A-L-L-B-A-C-K. The plural of call back is call backs or calls back.
What does call back mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative form of callback.
verb
- 1
To request someone's return; to bring back or restore; to recall.
- 2
To telephone someone again at a more convenient time.
- 3
To return to a shop or residence one has previously visited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce call back?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-call_back.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of call back
- call backs plural
- calls back plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- calling back participle, present
- called back participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with call back
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: callback (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Call back in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zurückrufen , wiederkommen |
| French | rappeler |
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.