balu

[ˈbalu]

/[ˈbalu]/ noun

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The verdict

“balu” is uncommon German (frequency #69,015 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,015
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs bal

Key facts for balu
PropertyValue
Headwordbalu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbalu]
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,015
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “balu” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). balu lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

balu is uncommon German at frequency #69,015 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbalu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for balu, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is balu, spelled B-A-L-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs bal
  2. 2
    Lokativ Singular des Substantivs bal
  3. 3
    Vokativ Singular des Substantivs bal

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 "balu"?
"balu" is spelled B-A-L-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbalu].
What does "balu" mean?
As a noun, "balu" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs bal
How do you pronounce "balu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balu" is [ˈbalu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balu" come from?
"balu" 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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Using “balu”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-L-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbalu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list