# snowball vs snowfall

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### snowball
*noun · IPA /ˈsnəʊbɔːl/ · frequency rank #23,106*
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.

### snowfall
*noun · IPA /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/ · frequency rank #21,941*
An instance of falling of snow.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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