ballet
/bæˈleɪ/
noun
Common
1.n.a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
2.n.music written for a ballet
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ballet and ballot differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. ballet means “a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers”. ballot means “a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting”. ballet is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/bæˈleɪ/
1.n.a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
2.n.music written for a ballet
/ˈbælət/
1.n.a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
2.n.a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
“there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion”
3.v.vote by ballot
“The voters were balloting in this state”
| ballet | ballot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bæˈleɪ/ | /ˈbælət/ |
| Said | ba-LAY | BAL-uht |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | concert dance | none recorded |
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