The word "backvelder" is a term used in South African English to describe a rural farm worker. Its spelling can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which is a system designed to represent the sounds of spoken language. "Backvelder" is pronounced as /ˈbɑkˌvɛldər/, with the stress placed on the first syllable. The combination of the letters "ckv" in the first syllable represents the sound /kv/, and the letters "e" and "a" in the second syllable represent the sound /ɛ/ and /ə/, respectively.