Balotelli

/ba.loˈtɛl.li/

//ba.loˈtɛl.li// name

The verdict

“Balotelli” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,176 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,176
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido

Key facts for Balotelli
PropertyValue
HeadwordBalotelli
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ba.loˈtɛl.li/
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Balotelli” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Balotelli lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Balotelli is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,176 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ba.loˈtɛl.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Balotelli, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Balotelli, spelled B-A-L-O-T-E-L-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Balotelli"?
"Balotelli" is spelled B-A-L-O-T-E-L-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ba.loˈtɛl.li/.
What does "Balotelli" mean?
As a proper noun, "Balotelli" means: Apellido
How do you pronounce "Balotelli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Balotelli" is /ba.loˈtɛl.li/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Balotelli" come from?
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Using “Balotelli”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-L-O-T-E-L-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ba.loˈtɛl.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list