hatchback
/ˈhæt͡ʃˌbæk/noun
hatchback is spelled H-A-T-C-H-B-A-C-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hatchback means “A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hatchback is hatchbacks.
How many letters and syllables are in hatchback?
| Letters | 9: H-A-T-C-H-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hatchback?
Hatchback appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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).
How do you pronounce hatchback?
- US /ˈhæt͡ʃˌbæk/
Hatchback has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hatchback.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hatchback
- hatchbacks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hatchback mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.
- 2
The door itself.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hatchback in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.
Where does hatchback come from?
From hatch + back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).