Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballon

/bəˈlɒn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
bal-lon
IPA
/bəˈlɒn/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”).

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French ballon. Doublet of balloon.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ballons (plural)

Synonyms

balloon

Rhymes With

alan allen allan gallon fallon talon callan callen mallon o'fallon tallon dalen

Questions

How do you pronounce ballon?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈlɒn/.
What does ballon mean?
The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair
Where does ballon come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce ballon

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