Balalaika
German, noun[balaˈlaɪ̯ka]
Balalaika is spelled B-A-L-A-L-A-I-K-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balalaika is a German feminine noun meaning “balalaika” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dreisaitiges, russisches Zupfinstrument mit einem dreieckigem Resonanzkörper aus Holz und einem langen Hals…”.
What does Balalaika mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebalalaika
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dreisaitiges, russisches Zupfinstrument mit einem dreieckigem Resonanzkörper aus Holz und einem langen Hals mit Bünden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Balalaika
- Balalaikas plural
- Balalaiken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Balalaika?
- [balaˈlaɪ̯ka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Balalaika
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Balalaika in German?
Balalaika appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).