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american football

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
amer-i-can -foot-ball
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A team sport similar to rugby football, played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

Uncountable

noun

The ball used to play the sport of American football.

Countable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

American footballs (plural)

Phrases

American footballer association football Canadian football North American football rugby football

Frequently Paired Words

association football Canadian football North American football football gridiron rugby rugby football soccer

Synonyms

American handegg feetsball handegg NFL american football game

Questions

What does american football mean?
A team sport similar to rugby football, played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

How to pronounce american football

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