# ballon

> English word · Noun · IPA /bəˈlɒn/ · frequency rank #32,289

## Definitions
1. The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair
2. Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”).

## Etymology
From French ballon. Doublet of balloon.

## Easily confused with
- **balls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-balls)
- **baron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-baron)
- **baton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-baton)
- **bello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-bello)
- **bally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-bally)
- **ballot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-ballot)
- **Bolton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-bolton)
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-barton)
- **Barlow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-barlow)
- **Barron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-barron)
- **Bannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-bannon)
- **bellow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-bellow)
- **billion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-billion)
- **balloon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-balloon)
- **bullion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-bullion)
- **balloons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballon-vs-balloons)
- **ball** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ball-vs-ballon)
- **bacon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bacon-vs-ballon)
- **ballet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballet-vs-ballon)
- **ballad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballad-vs-ballon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abllon`, `ballno`, `ballonn`, `baloln`, `balon`, `bballon`, `blalon`

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