base-ball
\bɛz.bol\
The verdict
“base-ball” 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) - Variantes orthographique de baseball.
Corpus desk
Index FR-base-ball · base-ball · French
base-ball · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | base-ball |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bɛz.bol\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
base-ball is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bɛz.bol\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variantes orthographique de baseball.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for base-ball, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is base-ball, spelled B-A-S-E---B-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Variantes orthographique de baseball.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how base-ball appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aussi surprenant que cela puisse paraître, c’était la première fois qu’un éditeur s’écartait des sujets archiclassiques que fournissaient jusqu’alors l’histoire américaine et le championnat de base-ball.
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.