Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balke

/bˈeɪlk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: balke
IPA: /bˈeɪlk/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

* As a German surname, from Balken (“beam”). Also a spelling variant of Balk. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse balkr (“beam”), a doublet of the above.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, balkr

Inflected Forms

Balkes (plural)

Rhymes With

dalke

Questions

How do you pronounce balke?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪlk/.
What does balke mean?: A surname.
Where does balke come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce balke

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