# playback

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,919

## Definitions
1. The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
2. Lip-syncing.

## Etymology
From play + back.

## Easily confused with
- **playbook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/playback-vs-playbook)
- **payback** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payback-vs-playback)

## Common misspellings (13)
`lpayback`, `palyback`, `plabyack`, `playabck`, `playbacck`, `playbackk`, `playbakc`, `playbback`, `playbcak`, `playyback`, `pllayback`, `plyaback`, `pplayback`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/playback