pallone
/pəˈləʊni/noun
pallone is spelled P-A-L-L-O-N-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pallone means “A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pallone?
| Letters | 7: P-A-L-L-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 pallone?
Pallone appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 pallone?
- /pəˈləʊni/
Pallone has 3 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-pallone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does pallone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pallone come from?
Borrowed from Italian pallone (“large ball”), from palla (“ball”). Doublet of balloon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).