# paintball

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/ · frequency rank #27,955

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From paint + ball.

## Easily confused with
- **pinball** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paintball-vs-pinball)

## Common misspellings (12)
`apintball`, `painbtall`, `painntball`, `paintabll`, `paintbal`, `paintbball`, `paintblal`, `painttball`, `paitnball`, `panitball`, `piantball`, `ppaintball`

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