goalball
noun
goalball is spelled G-O-A-L-B-A-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goalball means “A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goalball is goalballs.
How many letters and syllables are in goalball?
| Letters | 8: G-O-A-L-B-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 goalball?
Goalball appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
Forms of goalball
- goalballs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goalball mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal.
- 2
The ball used in the sport.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Goalball in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ball game:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | goalball |
| Spanish | golbol |
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 goalball come from?
From goal + ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).