how to pronounce ballerina

/ˌbælɚˈiːnə/

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ballerina is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… ultimate challenge for a ballerina both …”

meanings of ballerina

noun:

A female ballet dancer.
The star female ballet performer in the company.
A male ballet dancer.
A ballet flat shoe.

ballerina frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ballerina occurs in english on average 2.4 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 ballerina 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 ballerina can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;