buckyball
/ˈbʌkiˌbɔːl/noun
buckyball is spelled B-U-C-K-Y-B-A-L-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buckyball means “A buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buckyball is buckyballs.
How many letters and syllables are in buckyball?
| Letters | 9: B-U-C-K-Y-B-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 buckyball?
Buckyball appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 buckyball?
- /ˈbʌkiˌbɔːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-buckyball.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of buckyball
- buckyballs plural
- bucky-ball
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buckyball mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA buckminsterfullerene molecule (C₆₀).
- 2
informalThe most common types of spheroidal fullerenes, C₆₀ and C₇₀ usually; with C₇₂ and C₇₆ sometimes also included.
- 3
informalAny spheroidal fullerene, from C₂₀ on upwards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does buckyball come from?
Blend of buck(minsterfullerene) + -y + ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).