Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foosball

/ˈfuːsˌbɔːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
foos-ball
IPA
/ˈfuːsˌbɔːl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

table soccer (US), table football (UK)

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

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Etymology

From German Fußball, itself a calque of English football.

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How do you pronounce foosball?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfuːsˌbɔːl/.
What does foosball mean?
table soccer (US), table football (UK)
Where does foosball come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce foosball

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