Ball
German, noun/bal/
Ball is spelled B-A-L-L (4 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written German, the 1,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ball is a German masculine noun meaning “ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kugelförmiges Objekt”.
What does Ball mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
Können wir uns deinen Ball ausleihen?
- 2
informalmasculinepass, play
ein guter Ball in den Strafraum
noun
- 1
masculineball (social gathering for dancing), prom (US)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kugelförmiges Objekt 2. die Art, wie dieses gespielt wird
noun: 1. festliche Veranstaltung, gesellschaftliches Ereignis meist mit Tanz
adverb: 1. bald, zeitig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ball
- Balles genitive
- Balls genitive
- Bälle plural
- Bällchen diminutive neuter
- Balle dative singular
- Bällen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ball?
- /bal/
- [bal]
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Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ball
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ball in German?
Ball appears 44 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).