# verlan

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/

## Definitions
1. A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.

## Etymology
From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l'envers (“upside down or back to front”).

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