baller
\ba.le\
The verdict
“baller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-baller · baller · French
baller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ba.le\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « baller » en français
Rare enough to double-check
baller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ba.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for baller, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is baller, spelled B-A-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Danser.
- 2Balancer, osciller.
- 3Déposer (des objets, des choses) d’une manière brusque ou brutale. (À rapprocher de trimballer référence nécessaire (résoudre le problème))
- 4Flotter au fil de l’eau.
- 5Être trop large, en parlant de vêtements.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On se mit donc à baller bien joyeusement ; mais, au bout de peu de minutes, chacun s’écria que cette musique coupait les jambes. — (George Sand, Les Maîtres sonneurs, George Bell and sons, 1908, page 84)
Il faisait bon sur l’herbe ! On y balla, mangea, joua, campa, tout le jour, autour de ce bon duc…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.