# softball

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,971

## Definitions
1. A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
2. The ball used to play the sport.
3. A question designed to be easy to answer.

## Etymology
1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.

## Common misspellings (11)
`osftball`, `sfotball`, `sofbtall`, `sofftball`, `softabll`, `softbal`, `softbball`, `softblal`, `softtball`, `sotfball`, `ssoftball`

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