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Hoe spreek je „backslashes” uit in het Engels

backslashes wordt uitgesproken als ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz, met de hoofdklemtoon op de lettergreep “BAK”. Hoor authentieke moedertaalsprekers in 9 clips met gesynchroniseerde ondertitels en tijdstempels hieronder.

ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz

BAK·slash·iz

Hoofdklemtoon: BAK

Accent:
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IPAˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz
SayBAK-slash-iz
LettergrepenBAK · slash · iz
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “backslashes”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

BAK

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Syllable 2Unstressed

slash

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Syllable 3Unstressed

iz

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("BAK"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.

How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).

Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "backslashes" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "backslashes is" sounds like "backslashes-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "backslashes" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“why it's because people still showed interest in purchasing the product even after a lot of backslashes there”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“you see weird funky like uh HTML version fuji fuar strict my uncle backslashes a”
— StanfordWatch clip
“backslashes I do because I've spent a lot of time looking at Ben Franklin's original papers which are in the Yale University library and so I'm used to”
— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“creation and once you start i'm pretty sure you're gonna get a lot of backslashes people come to you how hard is to create videos how hard is to”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“was only like one thing right what are these backslashes those are just special characters that are treated by the computer as a single character so back”
— StanfordWatch clip
“his penmanship I'm used to the way he uses you know backslashes and to me that's pretty distinctively Ben Franklin Carl beer and other great historians”
— Khan AcademyWatch clip
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The Engels word “backslashes” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz (phonetic respelling: BAK-slash-iz). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (BAK · slash · iz), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (BAK). Grammatically, “backslashes” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 9 authentic Engels video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “backslashes” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Stanford, Khan Academy.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #1 · @1:11
    “and other manufacturers followed it as well why it's because people still showed interest in purchasing the product even after a lot of backslashes there interest in purchasing the product even after a lot of backslashes there”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #2 · @5:09
    “a web page. That's all there is to it. Um, at the top, you know, a lot of times you see weird funky like uh HTML version fuji fuar strict my uncle backslashes a dash uncle. But it turns out in modern web”
  • 🇺🇸 USKhan Academy
    Clip #3 · @2:41
    “who did who did this no but um most of the scholars think it's Ben Franklin's backslashes I do because I've spent a lot of time looking at Ben Franklin's original papers which are in the Yale University library and so I'm used to original papers which are in the Yale University library and so I'm used to”
  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #4 · @9:37
    “start with what you have and upgrade with what you get through content creation and once you start i'm pretty sure you're gonna get a lot of backslashes people come to you how hard is to create videos how hard is to backslashes people come to you how hard is to create videos how hard is to”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #5 · @14:07
    “characters like back SLT and back sln you're like Marin I thought a character was only like one thing right what are these backslashes those are just special characters that are treated by the computer as a single character so back characters that are treated by the computer as a single character so back”

Definitie & Betekenis: “backslashes”

NOUN
  • The punctuation mark \ (a left-leaning diagonal line). (Common uses include (1) use as a delimiter in filepaths and (2) use as an escape character to mark literals.)
  • The punctuation mark /; a slash, forward slash.
VERB
  • To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.

Voorbeeldzinnen in context (3)

  • “[…] I was trying to find a web-site for which I had been given the following address: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/pacrim/pubs/korjournal.htm. […] I began to work backwards, removing first the last part of the address following the last backslash (/korjournal.htm).”
  • “why it's because people still showed interest in purchasing the product even after a lot of backslashes there”
  • “you see weird funky like uh HTML version fuji fuar strict my uncle backslashes a”

Veelvoorkomende uitdrukkingen

backslashes peopleuncle backslashes

Uitspraak: “backslashes”

Pronunciation:
BAK-slash-iz
Lettergrepen:
BAK · slash · iz
Written Hyphenation:
back · slash · es
Hoofdklemtoon:
BAK
IPA:
ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz
Hoor in context
backslashes

Synoniemen: “backslashes”

2 woorden

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Woorden die rijmen op “backslashes”

-ækˌslæʃɪz
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Woorden met identieke klank (Homofonen)

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Geen exacte homofonen bekend voor "backslashes" (⁄ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz⁄).

Veelgestelde vragen over „backslashes”

Hoe spreek je “backslashes” uit in het Engels?

“backslashes” wordt uitgesproken als ⁄ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz⁄ (BAK-slash-iz). Luister naar de videoclips van moedertaalsprekers hierboven om het in context te horen.

Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft “backslashes”?

“backslashes” heeft 3 lettergrepen: BAK · slash · iz.

Waar ligt de klemtoon bij “backslashes”?

De hoofdklemtoon bij “backslashes” ligt op “BAK”. Let op die beklemtoonde lettergreep in de videofragmenten hierboven.

Wat betekent “backslashes”?

The punctuation mark \ (a left-leaning diagonal line). (Common uses include (1) use as a delimiter in filepaths and (2) use as an escape character to mark literals.)

Hoe kan ik “backslashes” in echte zinnen horen?

Deze pagina bevat 9 videovoorbeelden van “backslashes” met gesynchroniseerde ondertiteling. Gebruik Vorige / Volgende (of de pijltjestoetsen ← / →) om elk fragment direct te beluisteren.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “backslashes”?

Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).