zorbing
noun, verb
zorbing is spelled Z-O-R-B-I-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zorbing means “A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zorbing?
| Letters | 7: Z-O-R-B-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 zorbing?
Zorbing appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
What does zorbing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of zorb
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zorbing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a sport:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zorbing |
| German | Zorbing |
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 zorbing come from?
From zorb + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).