ball game
/ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/
"ball-game" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ball game” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any game played with a ball.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ball-game · ball game · English
ball game · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | ball game |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ball game” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ball game is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ball game in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 English form is ball game, spelled B-A-L-L- -G-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Any game played with a ball.
- 2A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.
- 3A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame.
- 4Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic.
- 5A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ball game appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game.
George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game.
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.