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# How to pronounce "backcheck" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/bækktʃɛk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **bac·kcheck**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.
  - *Example*: "Any time you've got a guy who can score 63 goals, let him, and find someone else to backcheck."
- To engage in checking while skating toward or near one's own goal.
  - *Example*: "2004, Bruce Driver, Clare Wharton, The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Hockey, page 81: A smart defensive player knows when to backcheck the puck carrier and when to backcheck to cover an open player. Hockey has no greater test of your heart and intensity than your willingness to backcheck, particularly at the end of a sustained attack when the other team has suddenly come up with the puck and you are feeling exhausted."

### NOUN
- The act of backchecking.
  - *Example*: "That was a great backcheck, Gordie."

### Example Sentences
- "Any time you've got a guy who can score 63 goals, let him, and find someone else to backcheck."
- "2004, Bruce Driver, Clare Wharton, The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Hockey, page 81: A smart defensive player knows when to backcheck the puck carrier and when to backcheck to cover an open player. Hockey has no greater test of your heart and intensity than your willingness to backcheck, particularly at the end of a sustained attack when the other team has suddenly come up with the puck and you are feeling exhausted."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "backcheck"

- **Syllables**: bac · kcheck
- **IPA**: `/bækktʃɛk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[backchecks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backchecks), [backchecked](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backchecked), [backchecking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backchecking), [backchecker](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backchecker)


## Related Pronunciations

[bac](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bac), [bacalao](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacalao), [bacalhau](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacalhau), [bacampicillin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacampicillin), [bacanora](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacanora), [bacaro](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacaro), [bacaw](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacaw), [bacbakiri](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bacbakiri)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “backcheck”?
“backcheck” is pronounced /bækktʃɛk/ (bac · kcheck). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “backcheck”?
“backcheck” has 2 syllables: bac · kcheck.

### What does “backcheck” mean?
To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.


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