# baller

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɔːlɚ/ · frequency rank #32,692

## Definitions
1. A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.
2. A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.
3. One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK).
4. One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle.
5. A person having sex.
6. Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband.

## Etymology
From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy.

## Easily confused with
- **balls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-balls)
- **belle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-belle)
- **Bauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-bauer)
- **Bayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-bayer)
- **bally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-bally)
- **bullet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-bullet)
- **banner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-banner)
- **butler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-butler)
- **ballot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-ballot)
- **ballet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-ballet)
- **barber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-barber)
- **banker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-banker)
- **boiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-boiler)
- **barker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-barker)
- **billed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-billed)
- **batter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-batter)
- **Baxter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-baxter)
- **barley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-barley)
- **banter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-banter)
- **bowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-bowler)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abller`, `balelr`, `baler`, `ballerr`, `ballre`, `bballer`, `blaler`

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