# gumball

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡʌmbɔl/ · frequency rank #44,823

## Definitions
1. Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
2. A silly, laughable person.
3. The flashing lights on top of a police car.
4. The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree.

## Etymology
From gum + ball.

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggumball`, `gmuball`, `gubmall`, `gumabll`, `gumbal`, `gumbball`, `gumblal`, `gummball`, `ugmball`

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