# Balkan

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɒlkən/ · frequency rank #22,582

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.
2. Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains.
3. Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants.

## Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بالقان, modern Turkish balkan (“wooded, craggy mountain range”).

## Easily confused with
- **batman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-batman)
- **ballad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-ballad)
- **ballon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-ballon)
- **barman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-barman)
- **balsam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-balsam)
- **Baskin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-baskin)
- **banyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-banyan)
- **Balkans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-balkans)
- **Balmain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balkan-vs-balmain)
- **Bala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bala-vs-balkan)
- **balk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balk-vs-balkan)
- **baka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baka-vs-balkan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ablkan`, `baklan`, `balakn`, `balkann`, `balkkan`, `balkna`, `ballkan`, `bbalkan`, `blakan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/balkan