Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paintball

/ˈpeɪntbɔːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
paint-ball
IPA
/ˈpeɪntbɔːl/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.

Uncountable

noun

The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.

Countable

verb

To engage in the sport of paintball.

verb

To shoot someone using a paintball gun.

Etymology

From paint + ball.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

paintballs (plural) paintballs (present, singular) paintballing (participle, present) paintballed (participle, past) paintballed (past)

Derived Forms

paintballer

Phrases

archery tag dart tag laser tag

Frequently Paired Words

airsoft archery tag dart tag laser tag MilSim tagball wargames

Questions

How do you pronounce paintball?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/.
What does paintball mean?
A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
Where does paintball come from?
From paint + ball.

How to pronounce paintball

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