# netball

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɛtbɔːl/ · frequency rank #25,857

## Definitions
1. A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.
2. The ball used in this sport.

## Etymology
From net + ball.

## Easily confused with
- **Nuttall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/netball-vs-nuttall)

## Common misspellings (9)
`entball`, `nebtall`, `netabll`, `netbal`, `netbball`, `netblal`, `nettball`, `nnetball`, `nteball`

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