Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballarat

/ˈbæləɹæt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: bal-larat
IPA: /ˈbæləɹæt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and old gold mining town in Victoria, Australia.

name

An electoral division in Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

From Wathaurong Ballaarat, meaning "resting place".

Word Breakdown

Root: Ballaarat

Inflected Forms

Ballaarat (alternative)

Phrases

Ballarat Central Ballarat East Ballarat North

Questions

How do you pronounce ballarat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæləɹæt/.
What does ballarat mean?: A city and old gold mining town in Victoria, Australia.
Where does ballarat come from?: From Wathaurong Ballaarat, meaning "resting place".

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