English pronunciation
How to pronounce “ballet”
Phonetic spelling
ba-LAY
IPA /bæˈɫeɪ/
Syllable stress
ba·lay
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “ballet”?
b a l l e t
“ballet” is spelled B-A-L-L-E-T. It is pronounced ba-LAY, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
She has been dancing ballet since she was five years old.
We went to see a beautiful ballet performance last night.