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How do you spell Balcony?

Correct spelling

balcony

Remember the Italian beam: bal-CON-y, not bal-CONE-y

Why is balcony spelled this way?

From Italian balcone, a scaffold or platform. Germanic BALKO (beam). A balcony is a beam extended from a building — a platform that reaches out over empty space.

Common misspellings of balcony

balconeybalchonybalckony

Example

She stepped onto the hotel balcony to watch the sunset over the ocean.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell balcony?+
The correct spelling is "balcony". Remember the Italian beam: bal-CON-y, not bal-CONE-y
Is it balconey or balcony?+
The correct spelling is "balcony", not "balconey".

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