Ballett
\baˈlɛt\
The verdict
“Ballett” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ballet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ballett · Ballett · French
Ballett · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Ballett |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \baˈlɛt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Ballett » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Ballett is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \baˈlɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ballet.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ballett, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Ballett, spelled B-A-L-L-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1Ballet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ballett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Ballett entstand aus einer Tanzeinlage bei Festen, die sich im 16.Jh. zu einer eigenen Kunstform entwickelte.
Synonyms
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.