balalaika
/bæləˈlaɪkə/noun
balalaika is spelled B-A-L-A-L-A-I-K-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, balalaika means “A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of balalaika is balalaikas or balalaiki.
How many letters and syllables are in balalaika?
| Letters | 9: B-A-L-A-L-A-I-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 balalaika?
Balalaika appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 balalaika?
- /bæləˈlaɪkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-balalaika.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-balalaika.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of balalaika
- balalaikas plural
- balalaiki plural
- balalajka
- balalayka
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does balalaika mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Balalaika in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Russian instrument:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does balalaika come from?
From Russian балала́йка (balalájka).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).