# eyeball

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaɪ.bɔːl/ · frequency rank #25,382

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

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

## Common misspellings (8)
`eeyball`, `eybeall`, `eyeabll`, `eyebal`, `eyebball`, `eyeblal`, `eyyeball`, `yeeball`

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