How to pronounce "backslashes" in English
ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz
BAK·slash·iz
Primary stress: BAK
Hear native speakers say backslashes in context across real video clips
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
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “backslashes”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
BAK
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
slash
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
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
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
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").
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
“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
Practice Speaking “backslashes”
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why it's because people still showed interest in purchasing the product even after a lot of backslashes there
Hear it in context: “backslashes”
9 clipsThe English 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 English 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 TalksClip #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”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #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 AcademyClip #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 TalksClip #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”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #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”
Definition & Meaning: “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.)
- The punctuation mark /; a slash, forward slash.
- To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
Example Sentences (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”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “backslashes”
- Pronunciation:
- BAK-slash-iz
- Syllables:
- BAK · slash · iz
- Written Hyphenation:
- back · slash · es
- Primary stress:
- BAK
- IPA:
- ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz
- Hear it in context
- backslashes
Synonyms: “backslashes”
Hear words related in meaning to “backslashes” in real video clips:
Words that Rhyme with “backslashes”
-ækˌslæʃɪzWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"backslashes" (⁄ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "backslashes" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about backslashes
How do you pronounce “backslashes”?
“backslashes” is pronounced ⁄ˈbækˌslæʃ.ɪz⁄ (BAK-slash-iz). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “backslashes”?
“backslashes” has 3 syllables: BAK · slash · iz.
Where is the stress in “backslashes”?
The primary stress in “backslashes” is on “BAK”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “backslashes” mean?
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.)
How can I hear “backslashes” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “backslashes” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
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⁄).