linebacker
noun
linebacker is spelled L-I-N-E-B-A-C-K-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, linebacker means “The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of linebacker is linebackers.
How many letters and syllables are in linebacker?
| Letters | 10: L-I-N-E-B-A-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th 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 linebacker?
Linebacker appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th 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 linebacker?
Linebacker has 3 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).
Forms of linebacker
- linebackers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linebacker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate linebacker?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of linebacker: LB.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Linebacker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in fr:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Linebacker |
| Spanish | linebacker |
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 linebacker come from?
From line + backer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).