This is the 7030th most frequent German word.
football
The German word for "football" is "Fußball," and it refers to the sport played between two teams trying to score goals by kicking a ball into the opposing team's net.
Here, 'Fußball' refers to the sport itself and is used as an object after the verb 'spielen' which means 'to play'.
Ich spiele gerne Fußball mit meinen Freunden.
I like playing football with my friends.
In this case, 'Fußball' represents the physical item, the ball used in the game, and is identified as the subject of the sentence.
Der Fußball liegt auf dem Rasen.
The football is lying on the grass.
Here, 'Fußball' signifies the concept of the sport in general and is used as the main subject in a descriptive context.