how to pronounce ballad

/ˈbæləd/

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ballad is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ballad in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… imprisoning all ballad singers and …”

meaning of ballad

A ballad is a narrative poem with a simple, repetitive rhythm.

ballad frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ballad occurs in english on average 3.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ballad can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ballad can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;