ballhawk
noun
ballhawk is spelled B-A-L-L-H-A-W-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ballhawk means “A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ballhawk is ballhawks.
How many letters and syllables are in ballhawk?
| Letters | 8: B-A-L-L-H-A-W-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ballhawk?
Ballhawk appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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).
Forms of ballhawk
- ballhawks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ballhawk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions.
- 2
A fielder who is particularly good at catching fly balls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ballhawk come from?
From ball + hawk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).