balayage
noun
balayage is spelled B-A-L-A-Y-A-G-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, balayage means “A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of balayage is balayages.
How many letters and syllables are in balayage?
| Letters | 8: B-A-L-A-Y-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 balayage?
Balayage appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 balayage
- balayages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does balayage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hair colouring technique in which colour is applied by hand.
- 2
A method for reconstructing a harmonic function.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does balayage come from?
Borrowed from French balayage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).