how to pronounce ball

/bal/

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ball is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of ball in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… menschen sollten ein touch ball wie ich …”

meanings of ball

noun:

Ball (social gathering for dancing), prom.
Ball (round or roundish object, most often used for games).
Bullet.

ball frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word ball occurs in german on average 23.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.