Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

base-ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
base-ball
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated form of baseball (ball game).

Dated; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does base-ball mean?
Dated form of baseball (ball game).

How to pronounce base-ball

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