redback
noun
redback is spelled R-E-D-B-A-C-K: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, redback means “A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of redback is redbacks.
How many letters and syllables are in redback?
| Letters | 7: R-E-D-B-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is redback?
Redback appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 redback?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-redback.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of redback
- redbacks plural
- red-back
- red back
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redback mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.
- 2
USA brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina), native to the Northern Hemisphere; the dunlin.
- 3
slangthe yuan (CNY), the currency of the People's Republic of China (Red Chinese money)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Redback in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Latrodectus hasselti:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rotrückenspinne |
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 redback come from?
From red + back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).