crossback
noun, verb
crossback is spelled C-R-O-S-S-B-A-C-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crossback means “Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crossback is crossbacks.
How many letters and syllables are in crossback?
| Letters | 9: C-R-O-S-S-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 crossback?
Crossback appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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).
What rhymes with crossback?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as crossback.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: backcross.
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 crossback
- crossbacks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- crossbacking participle, present
- crossbacked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crossback mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X".
- 2
An "X"-shaped railroad crossing sign.
- 3
derogatoryoffensiveA Catholic.
- 4
A step in which one leg crosses behind the other.
- 5
A play in which the player with the ball crosses to one side of the field and then doubles back to the other.
- 6
The measurement from the outer edge of one shoulder blade to the outer edge of the other.
- 7
A hairpin bend.
- 8
A cross-course.
verb
- 1
To cross a hybrid species with one of the original parent species.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).