ball-trap

\bol.tʁap\

/\bol.tʁap\/ noun

The verdict

“ball-trap” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport consistant à abattre au fusil des plateaux de terre cuite projetés en l’air.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ball-trap · ball-trap · French

ball-trap · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for ball-trap
PropertyValue
Headwordball-trap
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bol.tʁap\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ball-trap » en français

ball-trapsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ball-trap is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bol.tʁap\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport consistant à abattre au fusil des plateaux de terre cuite projetés en l’air.".

ball-trap doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ball-trap, spelled B-A-L-L---T-R-A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sport consistant à abattre au fusil des plateaux de terre cuite projetés en l’air.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ball-trap"?
"ball-trap" is spelled B-A-L-L---T-R-A-P. The IPA pronunciation is \bol.tʁap\.
What does "ball-trap" mean?
As a noun, "ball-trap" means: Sport consistant à abattre au fusil des plateaux de terre cuite projetés en l’air.
How do you pronounce "ball-trap"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ball-trap" is \bol.tʁap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ball-trap" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list