A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards. "desserts" and "stressed"
An anadrom is an anadromous fish - one which leaves the sea and ascends rivers.
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Words that change when spelled backwards are called anagrams.
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A word that forms a different word when read backwards is called a palindrome. Examples include "radar," "level," and "madam."
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There are quite a few.(see the related link for lists)Words that when spelled backward form another word are anadromes, also known as semodnilaps (palindrome backward).Some common anadrome pairs, or heteropalindromes:stressed/ dessertsgateman / nametagdeliver / reviledstraw / wartsstar / ratslived / devillive / evildiaper / repaidsmart / tramsspit / tipsstop / potswas / saw
The generally accepted English word for a word which forms another word when read backwards is "anadrome" - from the Greek words ανα, meaning "backwards" and δρόμος, meaning "course" or "road".