Golfball
[ˈɡɔlfˌbal]
The verdict
“Golfball” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ball beim Golf, der mit Hilfe eines Golfschlägers gespielt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-golfball · Golfball · German
Golfball · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Golfball |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɔlfˌbal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Golfball“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Golfball is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɔlfˌbal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ball beim Golf, der mit Hilfe eines Golfschlägers gespielt wird".
Golfball doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Golfball, spelled G-O-L-F-B-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Ball beim Golf, der mit Hilfe eines Golfschlägers gespielt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Golfball appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jeder Golfball ist mit einer Nummer versehen.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.