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# How to pronounce "backpaddle" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/bækkpɪddl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **bac·kpad·dle**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To paddle backwards.

### Example Sentences
- "not take in any of these migrants he then had to backpaddle and say obviously if some of them are entitled to political Asylum we need to take them in"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "backpaddle" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "interior minister D he talked about the crisis in lampedusa where as we heard thousands of migrants arrived in just a couple of days and he said France would not take in any of these migrants he then had to backpaddle and say obviously if some of them are entitled to political Asylum we need to take them in but that just goes to show how tough a stance the French government has when it"
- **Watch at 4:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyiEjMNS5Ps&t=276s)


## How to Pronounce "backpaddle"

- **Syllables**: bac · kpad · dle
- **IPA**: `/bækkpɪddl/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[backpaddles](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backpaddles), [backpaddled](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backpaddled), [backpaddling](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/backpaddling)


## 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 “backpaddle”?
“backpaddle” is pronounced /bækkpɪddl/ (bac · kpad · dle). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “backpaddle”?
“backpaddle” has 3 syllables: bac · kpad · dle.

### What does “backpaddle” mean?
To paddle backwards.

### How can I hear “backpaddle” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “backpaddle” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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