sabermetrics
noun
sabermetrics is spelled S-A-B-E-R-M-E-T-R-I-C-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sabermetrics means “The analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sabermetrics?
| Letters | 12: S-A-B-E-R-M-E-T-R-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 sabermetrics?
Sabermetrics appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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).
Forms of sabermetrics
- sabrmetrics
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sabermetrics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of sabermetrics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sabermetrics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sabermétrie |
| Spanish | sabermetríca |
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 sabermetrics come from?
Coined by Bill James in 1980, from SABR (“Society for American Baseball Research”) + metrics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).