kabaddi
/ˈkʌbədi/noun
kabaddi is spelled K-A-B-A-D-D-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kabaddi means “A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kabaddi?
| Letters | 7: K-A-B-A-D-D-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th 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 kabaddi?
Kabaddi appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 kabaddi?
- /ˈkʌbədi/
- /kəbəɖ(ː)i/
- /kəˈbædi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kabaddi
- kabadi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kabaddi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kabaddi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sport:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | kabaddi |
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 kabaddi come from?
Borrowed from Hindi कबड्डी (kabaḍḍī), from Tamil கபடி (kapaṭi), from Tamil கைபிடி (kaipiṭi), from கை (kai, “hand”) + பிடி (piṭi, “catch, grasp”), which could be translated as "holding hands".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).