I know this -I just forgot and can’t remember for the life of me lol. Words like “Wow” or “Mom” (that’s all I can think of, please also comment if you know some). What is it called when a word is the same spelled backward? TIA.
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I know this -I just forgot and can’t remember for the life of me lol. Words like “Wow” or “Mom” (that’s all I can think of, please also comment if you know some). What is it called when a word is the same spelled backward? TIA.
Words that are the same forwards and backward are called palindromes.
Examples:
Redivider
Deified
Civic
Radar
Level
Rotor
Kayak
Reviver
Racecar
Madam
Refer
Btw, the opposite of a palindrome is a semordnilap, a word that is still a word when reversed, but the meaning changes.
Examples:
Stressed <=> Desserts
Depots <=> Stoped
Diaper <=> Repaid
Devil <=> Lived
Bonus: When two semordnilaps are joined, they will always result in a palindromic phrase. For instance “stressed desserts” or “live evil.”
Interesting, right? Although I find it ironic that the word “palindrome” is not a palindrome lol
Sources:
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/12/wonderful-world-semordnilaps/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindrome
https://www.npr.org/2015/03/12/392318482/palindromes-semordnilap#:~:text=Transcript-,A%20palindrome%20is%20a%20word%20or%20phrase%20that%20is%20the,different%20word%20when%20read%20backwards.
This has been really educational, thanks a lot!