Calvinball
noun
Calvinball is spelled C-A-L-V-I-N-B-A-L-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Calvinball means “A deliberately absurd sport without fixed rules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Calvinball?
| Letters | 10: C-A-L-V-I-N-B-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 Calvinball?
Calvinball appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
What does Calvinball mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deliberately absurd sport without fixed rules.
And every time I would play serious tackle Nerf Calvinball out in the park somewhere, it played over and over in the back of my mind -- what would I do if I broke an arm?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Calvinball come from?
From Calvin + ball. From a fictional game without rules, played in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).