# scrimmage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #27,635

## Definitions
1. A rough fight.
2. In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
3. In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.

## Etymology
A corruption of skirmish.

## Common misspellings (12)
`csrimmage`, `sccrimmage`, `scirmmage`, `scrimage`, `scrimamge`, `scrimmaeg`, `scrimmagge`, `scrimmgae`, `scrmimage`, `scrrimmage`, `srcimmage`, `sscrimmage`

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