paintball
/ˈpeɪntbɔːl/noun, verb
paintball is spelled P-A-I-N-T-B-A-L-L: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paintball means “A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paintball is paintballs.
How many letters and syllables are in paintball?
| Letters | 9: P-A-I-N-T-B-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paintball?
Paintball appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 paintball?
- /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/
Paintball has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-paintball.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of paintball
- paintballs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- paintballing participle, present
- paintballed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paintball mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
- 2
The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.
verb
- 1
To engage in the sport of paintball.
- 2
To shoot someone using a paintball gun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paintball in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Paintball |
| Spanish | paintball , bala de pintura |
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 paintball come from?
From paint + ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).