murderball
noun
murderball is spelled M-U-R-D-E-R-B-A-L-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, murderball means “A team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with the ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in murderball?
| Letters | 10: M-U-R-D-E-R-B-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 murderball?
Murderball appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
What does murderball mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A team sport resembling dodgeball in which players are eliminated ("murdered") by being struck with the ball.
- 2
Wheelchair rugby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Murderball in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wheelchair rugby:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rugby-fauteuil |
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 murderball come from?
From murder + ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).