baller
/ˈbɔːlɚ/noun, adjective
baller is spelled B-A-L-L-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baller means “A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baller is ballers.
How many letters and syllables are in baller?
| Letters | 6: B-A-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is baller?
Baller appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 baller?
- /ˈbɔːlɚ/
Baller has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-baller.ogg, En-au-baller.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of baller
- ballers plural
- balla
- more baller comparative
- most baller superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.
fruit baller
- 2
A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.
- 3
slangOne who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK).
- 4
slangOne who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle.
Did you see that car? He’s such a baller.
- 5
vulgarA person having sex.
- 6
colloquialEllipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband.
adjective
- 1
slangVery cool, especially due to extravagance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does baller come from?
From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).