Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helium balloon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: he-li-um bal-loon
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A balloon that is filled with helium gas and rises up into the air if manually released.

Inflected Forms

helium balloons (plural)

Questions

What does helium balloon mean?: A balloon that is filled with helium gas and rises up into the air if manually released.

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