ballerino
bal·le·ri·no/ˌbæləˈɹiːnoʊ/noun
ballerino is spelled B-A-L-L-E-R-I-N-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables (bal·le·ri·no). It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ballerino means “A male ballet dancer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ballerino is ballerinos or ballerini.
How many letters and syllables are in ballerino?
| Letters | 9: B-A-L-L-E-R-I-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: bal·le·ri·no |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 ballerino?
Ballerino appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 ballerino?
- /ˌbæləˈɹiːnoʊ/
Ballerino has 4 syllables, split bal·le·ri·no in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ballerino
- ballerinos plural
- ballerini plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ballerino mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A male ballet dancer.
- 2
Ellipsis of primo ballerino (“star male ballet performer of a company”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ballerino in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense male 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 ballerino come from?
Borrowed from Italian ballerino.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).