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Baloon or balloon?

Did you mean balloon? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: balloon. Misspelling: baloon.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Double L and double O: a balloon is round twice.

Why people write “baloon”

The misspelling “baloon” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where balloon has a double LL.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make balloon automatic.

What does “balloon” mean?

balloon noun

  1. large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
  2. small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

balloon verb

  1. ride in a hot-air balloon

    “He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China”

  2. become inflated

    “The sails ballooned”

    Synonyms:inflatebillow

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Balloon” in a sentence

  • The child let go of the balloon.
  • He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China.
  • The sails ballooned.

Is “balloon” a playable word?

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9 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“baloon” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BALLOON.

Balloon: quick answers

Is it baloon or balloon?
The correct spelling is balloon. “baloon” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell balloon?
Double L and double O: a balloon is round twice.
What does balloon mean?
Balloon means: large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air.