Balthazar

/bælˈθeɪzə/

//bælˈθeɪzə// name

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"balthazar" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Balthazar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,077
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A name ascribed to one of the Magi.

Corpus desk

Index EN-balthazar · Balthazar · English

Balthazar · rank #48,077 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,077
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH baldy

Nearest frequency peer: baldy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Balthazar”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Balthazar” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Balthazar
PropertyValue
HeadwordBalthazar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/bælˈθeɪzə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,077
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Balthazar”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Balthazarlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “baldy” (#48,076), “Ayurvedic” (#48,075), “audibly” (#48,074). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Balthazar” is #48,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Balthazar (IPA /bælˈθeɪzə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,077 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Balthazar, with forms such as "ablthazar", "balhtazar", and "ballthazar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel prot… The correct English form is Balthazar, spelled B-A-L-T-H-A-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
  2. 2
    a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
  3. 3
    A male given name from Old Persian.

Etymology

From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Doublet of Belshazzar.

This word in other languages

Baltasar(Español)Balthazar(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablthazar
  • balhtazar
  • ballthazar
  • baltahzar
  • balthaazr
  • balthazarr
  • balthazra
  • balthazzar
  • balthhazar
  • balthzaar
  • baltthazar
  • batlhazar
  • bbalthazar
  • blathazar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Balthazar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ablthazar2balhtazar2ballthazar1baltahzar2balthaazr2balthazarr1balthazra2balthazzar1
Edit distance from "Balthazar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Balthazar"?
"Balthazar" is spelled B-A-L-T-H-A-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bælˈθeɪzə/.
What does "Balthazar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Balthazar" means: A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
What are common misspellings of "Balthazar"?
Common misspellings include "ablthazar", "balhtazar", "ballthazar", "baltahzar", "balthaazr". The correct spelling is "Balthazar".
How do you pronounce "Balthazar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Balthazar" is /bælˈθeɪzə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Balthazar"?
From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “Ma... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Balthazar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ayurvedic#48,075assistive#48,073admixture#48,044Calvinism#48,113

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list