Balaam
/ˈbeɪləm/obsolete
Balaam is spelled B-A-L-A-A-M: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Balaam means “A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Balaam is Balaams.
How many letters and syllables are in Balaam?
| Letters | 6: B-A-L-A-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Balaam?
Balaam appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Balaam?
- /ˈbeɪləm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Balaam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicslangA paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Balaam come from?
The Biblical miracle of Balaam's ass speaking (Numbers 22:27-30); see talk out one's ass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).