Ballsport
[ˈbalˌʃpɔʁt]
The verdict
“Ballsport” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Ball ausgeübter Sport
Corpus desk
Index DE-ballsport · Ballsport · German
Ballsport · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ballsport |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbalˌʃpɔʁt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ballsport“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ballsport is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbalˌʃpɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Ball ausgeübter Sport".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ballsport, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ballsport, spelled B-A-L-L-S-P-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1mit einem Ball ausgeübter Sport
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ballsport appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie hält dort ihr Volleyball-Training ab, außerdem Freizeit- und Seniorensport, Mädchenturnen und Ballsport für Kinder.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.