dodgeball
/ˈdɒd͡ʒˌbɔl/noun
dodgeball is spelled D-O-D-G-E-B-A-L-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dodgeball means “A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dodgeball is dodgeballs.
How many letters and syllables are in dodgeball?
| Letters | 9: D-O-D-G-E-B-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 dodgeball?
Dodgeball appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 dodgeball?
- /ˈdɒd͡ʒˌbɔl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dodgeball.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dodgeball
Also written: dodge ball (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of dodgeball
- dodgeballs plural
- dodge ball
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dodgeball mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition.
- 2
The ball thrown in this sport.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dodgeball in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a sport:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | balle aux prisonniers, ballon-chasseur |
| German | Völkerball |
| Portuguese | queimada, mata |
| Spanish | balón prisionero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dodgeball come from?
From dodge + ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).