Balotelli

/ba.loˈtɛl.li/

//ba.loˈtɛl.li// name

The verdict

“Balotelli” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,176 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,176
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido

Corpus desk

Index ES-balotelli · Balotelli · Spanish

Balotelli · rank #75,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,176
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH balancín

Nearest frequency peer: balancín (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Balotelli”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Balotelli” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Cola larga: rango de “Balotelli” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Balotellicae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “balancín” (#75,175), “balta” (#75,177), “balanceándose” (#75,174). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “Balotelli” va en #75,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Balotelli is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,176 among 2,459 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list