eyeball

/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/

//ˈaɪ.bɔːl// noun

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"eyeball" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“eyeball” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,382. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,382
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The ball of the eye.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eyeball · eyeball · English

eyeball · rank #25,382 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,382
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Exxon

Nearest frequency peer: Exxon (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “eyeball”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “eyeball” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eyeball
PropertyValue
Headwordeyeball
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈaɪ.bɔːl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,382
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “eyeball”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).eyeballlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Exxon” (#25,381), “Faso” (#25,383), “extraterrestrial” (#25,380). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “eyeball” is #25,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around eyeball (IPA /ˈaɪ.bɔːl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,382 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for eyeball, with forms such as "eeyball", "eybeall", and "eyeabll". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From eye + ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”). The correct English form is eyeball, spelled E-Y-E-B-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The ball of the eye.
  2. 2
    An instance of eyeballing something.
  3. 3
    Surveillance.
  4. 4
    A readership or viewership.
  5. 5
    A face-to-face meeting.
  6. 6
    A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eyeball appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonym: eye
  2. You'll change your mind about not bothering with safety glasses once you've injured your eyeball. That's called closing the barn door after the horse gets out.

Etymology

From eye + ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”).

Synonyms

eye-apple

This word in other languages

globo ocular(Español)globe oculaire(Français)Augapfel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eeyball
  • eybeall
  • eyeabll
  • eyebal
  • eyebball
  • eyeblal
  • eyyeball
  • yeeball

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eyeball - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eeyball2eybeall2eyeabll2eyebal1eyebball1eyeblal2eyyeball1yeeball2
Edit distance from "eyeball"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eyeball"?
"eyeball" is spelled E-Y-E-B-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaɪ.bɔːl/.
What does "eyeball" mean?
As a noun, "eyeball" means: The ball of the eye.
What are common misspellings of "eyeball"?
Common misspellings include "eeyball", "eybeall", "eyeabll", "eyebal", "eyebball". The correct spelling is "eyeball".
How do you pronounce "eyeball"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eyeball" is /ˈaɪ.bɔːl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "eyeball"?
From eye + ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eyeball", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list