in back of
"in-back-of" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“in back of” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - behind, back of
Corpus desk
Index EN-in-back-of · in back of · English
in back of · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in back of |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “in back of” in English
Rare enough to double-check
in back of is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "behind, back of".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for in back of, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: By analogy with in front of. The correct English form is in back of, spelled I-N- -B-A-C-K- -O-F.
Definition
- 1behind, back of
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how in back of appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There is a tool shed (in) back of the house.
Etymology
By analogy with in front of.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.