ballgame
noun
ballgame is spelled B-A-L-L-G-A-M-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ballgame means “Alternative spelling of ball game” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ballgame is ballgames.
How many letters and syllables are in ballgame?
| Letters | 8: B-A-L-L-G-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ballgame?
Ballgame appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ballgame?
Ballgame has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with ballgame
Also written: ball game (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ballgame
- ballgames plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ballgame mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of ball game.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).