It's typically part of a screen for cognitive impairment.
Racecar is racecar backwards.
Palindromes
A palindrome (: example: detartrated
dad spell dad backwards dad see?
racecar wow
desserts, stressed They're known as semordnilaps.
Words or phrases that are the same forward or backward are called palindromes.
stress, dress, rest, Stressed spelled backwards is desserts!
Hannah Bob Mom pup Pop These are Palindromes x _____________________________________________________________ also the words: kayak and race car
Words that are spelled the same forward and backward are called "palindromes", including such words as noon, radar, racecar, and redder. Words that spell different words when spelled backward are variously known as semodnilaps, heteropalindromes, and anadromes. They include such word pairs as stressed/desserts, deliver/reviled, and diaper/repaid. (see related links for lists)
The word 'semordnilap' is a name for a word that makes another word when read backwards. 'Semordnilap' is 'palindromes' itself when read backwards. While palindromes are words that spell the same backwards (like radar, racecar), semordnilaps are reverse anagrams, words that spell different words when they are spelled backward, such as liar/rail, diaper/repaid, desserts/stressed. (see related link for a list)
Words that form others when spelled backwards are known as palindromic words. This applies to phrases as well. However, "drapel" is not, because "lepard" is spelled "leopard".