ballow
/ˈbæ.ləʊ/noun
ballow is spelled B-A-L-L-O-W: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ballow means “Deep water inside a shoal or bar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ballow is ballows.
How many letters and syllables are in ballow?
| Letters | 6: B-A-L-L-O-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 ballow?
Ballow appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 ballow?
- /ˈbæ.ləʊ/
Ballow 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).
Forms of ballow
- more ballow comparative
- most ballow superlative
- ballows plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ballow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Deep water inside a shoal or bar.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteRound; pot-bellied.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ballow come from?
Unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).