korfball
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)fbɔːl/noun
korfball is spelled K-O-R-F-B-A-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, korfball means “A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of korfball is korfballs.
How many letters and syllables are in korfball?
| Letters | 8: K-O-R-F-B-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 korfball?
Korfball appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 korfball?
- /ˈkɔː(ɹ)fbɔːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-korfball.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of korfball
- korfballs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does korfball mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- 2
The ball used in the sport of korfball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Korfball in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense team sport:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | korfbal |
| German | Korfball, Korfballspiel |
| Portuguese | corfebol |
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 korfball come from?
Borrowing from Dutch korfbal. Equivalent to corf + ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).