Faustball
[ˈfaʊ̯stˌbal]
The verdict
“Faustball” is uncommon German (frequency #69,202 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,202
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Ballsportart, bei der zwei Mannschaften den Ball mit dem Unterarm oder der Faust über ein Band schlagen müssen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Faustball |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaʊ̯stˌbal] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,202 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Faustball” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Faustball is uncommon German at frequency #69,202 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaʊ̯stˌbal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Faustball in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Faustball, spelled F-A-U-S-T-B-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1eine Ballsportart, bei der zwei Mannschaften den Ball mit dem Unterarm oder der Faust über ein Band schlagen müssen
- 2der in dieser Sportart verwendete Lederball
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Faustball”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-U-S-T-B-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaʊ̯stˌbal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.