Which to use
“Balkon” and “Ballons” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,863
- “Balkon” frequency rank
- #23,432
- “Ballons” frequency rank
- 28295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Balkon | Ballons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil eines Gebäudes, der als Plattform ins Freie hinausragt und von halbhohem Mauerwerk oder Ähnlichem umrandet ist | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ballon |
Where the eye mixes Balkon and Ballons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Balkon runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Ballons's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Balkon and Ballons
A purely visual mix-up. Balkon ([balˈkɔ̃ː]) and Ballons ([baˈlɔŋs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Balkon is recorded at frequency rank #4,863, classified as anoun, pronounced [balˈkɔ̃ː]. Ballons is at rank #23,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈlɔŋs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28295, this pair ranks #1,787,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Balkon vs Ballons
Shared letters: ablno. Private to "Balkon": k. Private to "Ballons": s.
"Balkon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Ballons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Balkon" and "Ballons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Balkon" or "Ballons" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Balkon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ballons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Balkon" and "Ballons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Balkone vs Ballons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,787,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.