Ballermann
German, noun/ˈbalɐman/
Ballermann is spelled B-A-L-L-E-R-M-A-N-N (10 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 37,432nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ballermann is a German masculine noun meaning “handgun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Strandabschnitt mit Lokalen bei Palma auf Mallorca”.
What does Ballermann mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinehandgun
- 2
masculinerarefootballer (soccer player)
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculineany beach resort characterised by unrestrained party tourism
- 2
colloquialderogatorymasculinerarean (unrefined) German party tourist
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Strandabschnitt mit Lokalen bei Palma auf Mallorca 2. Pistole, Revolver
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 Ballermann
- Ballermannes genitive
- Ballermanns genitive
- Ballermänner plural
- Ballermanne dative singular
- Ballermännern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ballermann?
- /ˈbalɐman/
- [ˈbalɐˌman]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ballermann in German?
Ballermann appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).