balanus
noun
balanus is spelled B-A-L-A-N-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, balanus means “The glans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of balanus is balani.
How many letters and syllables are in balanus?
| Letters | 7: B-A-L-A-N-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 balanus?
Balanus appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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).
Forms of balanus
- balani plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does balanus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The glans
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does balanus come from?
Borrowed from Latin balanus, from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).