Netball
[ˈnɛtbɔːl]
The verdict
“Netball” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - basketballähnliches Mannschaftsspiel, das hauptsächlich von Mädchen und Frauen gespielt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-netball · Netball · German
Netball · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | Netball |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛtbɔːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Netball“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Netball is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛtbɔːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "basketballähnliches Mannschaftsspiel, das hauptsächlich von Mädchen und Frauen gespielt wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Netball, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Netball, spelled N-E-T-B-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1basketballähnliches Mannschaftsspiel, das hauptsächlich von Mädchen und Frauen gespielt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Netball appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Meine neue Freundin war nämlich 1,80 groß und spielte früher Netball; sie war bildhübsch und gertenschlank.“
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.