# ballet vs ballon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ballet
*noun · IPA /bælˈeɪ/ · frequency rank #7,650*
A classical form of dance.

### ballon
*noun · IPA /bəˈlɒn/ · frequency rank #32,289*
The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballet-vs-ballon