# basketball

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ · frequency rank #2,657

## Definitions
1. A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
2. The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

## Etymology
From basket + ball.

## Easily confused with
- **baseball** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baseball-vs-basketball)

## Common misspellings (14)
`absketball`, `baksetball`, `basektball`, `baskebtall`, `basketabll`, `basketbal`, `basketbball`, `basketblal`, `baskettball`, `baskketball`, `baskteball`, `bassketball`, `bbasketball`, `bsaketball`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/basketball