Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit one out of the ballpark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: hit one out of the ball-park
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

2

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.

verb

To produce a spectacular achievement.

Example Sentences

"The Canada Institute, part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has hit one out of the ballpark with its Montreal fundraiser."

Inflected Forms

hits one out of the ballpark (present, singular) hitting one out of the ballpark (participle, present) hit one out of the ball park (alternative) knock one out of the ballpark (alternative) knock one out of the ball park (alternative) hit one out of the park (alternative) knock the ball out of the park (alternative)

Phrases

swing for the fences in the ballpark

Frequently Paired Words

swing for the fences in the ballpark

Questions

What does hit one out of the ballpark mean?: To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.

How to pronounce hit one out of the ballpark

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hit one out of the ballpark”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “hit one out of the ballpark”.
Repeat and practice — Say “hit one out of the ballpark” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.