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baladin

French, noun/ba.la.dɛ̃/

baladin is spelled B-A-L-A-D-I-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 117,104th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baladin is a French masculine noun meaning “a wandering entertainer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Danseur de théâtre. Farceur de place publique”.

What does baladin mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea wandering entertainer

    Fais-moi rêver, comédien Chante, danse, baladin

  2. 2

    masculinea comedian, a person who behaves in a comical fashion to make others laugh

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Danseur de théâtre. Farceur de place publique. 2. Comédien ambulant. 3. Celui qui, par des bouffonneries, s’efforce de faire rire. 4. Au sein de certains mouvements scouts : Scout en début de parcours en tant qu’animé (généralement entre 6 et 8 ans). Les baladins composent la ribambelle dans une unité.

adjective: 1. Relatif à Baladou, commune française située dans le département du Lot.

noun: 1. Habitant de Baladou, commune française située dans le département du Lot.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of baladin

  • baladins plural
  • baladine feminine
  • baladines plural feminine
  • Baladins plural
  • Baladine feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce baladin?

  • /ba.la.dɛ̃/
  • \ba.la.dɛ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is baladin in French?

baladin appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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