Balassa is spelled as /bɑːləsə/. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word describes the pronunciation of each letter sound in the word. The "b" sound is represented as /b/, "a" as /ɑː/, "l" as /l/, "ə" as /ə/, "s" as /s/, and "a" again as /ə/. The word "Balassa" is derived from the Hungarian language, where it is a surname. It is important to remember the phonetic transcription to pronounce the word correctly.