Ballade

[baˈlaːdə]

/[baˈlaːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ballade” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,835
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein langes Gedicht, welches in den meisten Fällen einen tragischen Ausgang hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-ballade · Ballade · German

Ballade · rank #19,835 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,835
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barbie

Nearest frequency peer: Barbie (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ballade“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ballade“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ballade vs blade
57% similar
Ballade vs Ballast
71% similar
Ballade vs Balladen
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ballade
PropertyValue
HeadwordBallade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈlaːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,835
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ballade“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Balladeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Barbie“ (#19,836), „Bahnstrecke“ (#19,833), „bedeute“ (#19,837). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Ballade“ bei #19,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ballade (IPA [baˈlaːdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,835 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ballade, with forms such as "abllade", "balade", and "balalde". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "blade", "Ballast", "Balladen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ballade, spelled B-A-L-L-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein langes Gedicht, welches in den meisten Fällen einen tragischen Ausgang hat
  2. 2
    langsames, meist melancholisches Lied
  3. 3
    kurzes fast erzählerisches Musikstück

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ballade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Diese Ballade bringt mich zum Weinen!
  2. „Hinzu kamen zahlreiche Balladen und Prosaerzählungen, nicht zuletzt »Die Judenbuche«.“

This word in other languages

lay(English)balada(Español)ballade(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abllade
  • balade
  • balalde
  • balladde
  • ballaed
  • balldae
  • bballade
  • blalade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ballade - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abllade2balade1balalde2balladde1ballaed2balldae2bballade1blalade2
Edit distance from "Ballade"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ballade"?
"Ballade" is spelled B-A-L-L-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈlaːdə].
What does "Ballade" mean?
As a noun, "Ballade" means: ein langes Gedicht, welches in den meisten Fällen einen tragischen Ausgang hat
What words are commonly confused with "Ballade"?
"Ballade" is commonly confused with "blade", "Ballast", "Balladen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ballade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ballade" is [baˈlaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ballade" come from?
"Ballade" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ballade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bedeute#19,837another#19,816Büchner#19,856Dessous#19,867

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Barbie8 variantsZulauf8 variantserging8 variantsFloyd8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list