ballerina
/ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/noun
ballerina is spelled B-A-L-L-E-R-I-N-A: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ballerina means “A female ballet dancer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ballerina is ballerinas or ballerine.
How many letters and syllables are in ballerina?
| Letters | 9: B-A-L-L-E-R-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 ballerina?
Ballerina appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 ballerina?
- /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/
Ballerina has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ballerina.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ballerina
- ballerinas plural
- ballerine plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ballerina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
nonstandardA female ballet dancer.
- 2
nonstandardEllipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”).
- 3
nonstandardA male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino.
- 4
A ballet flat shoe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ballerina in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female ballet dancer:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ballerina come from?
Borrowed from Italian ballerina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).