Balanceakt
[baˈlɑ̃ːsˌʔakt]
The verdict
“Balanceakt” is uncommon German (frequency #74,341 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,341
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Vorführung, bei der balanciert wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-balanceakt · Balanceakt · German
Balanceakt · rank #74,341 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,341
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH balle
Nearest frequency peer: balle (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Balanceakt“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Autoscooter
Autoscooter
25,663 corpus weight
- auweia
auweia
25,662 corpus weight
- Balanceakt
Balanceakt
25,660 corpus weight
- balle
balle
25,659 corpus weight
- Balles
Balles
25,658 corpus weight
- Ballungsgeb…
Ballungsgebieten
25,657 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Balanceakt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Balanceakt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈlɑ̃ːsˌʔakt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #74,341 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Balanceakt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Balanceakt is uncommon German at frequency #74,341 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈlɑ̃ːsˌʔakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Balanceakt has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Balanceakt, spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-A-K-T.
Definition
- 1eine Vorführung, bei der balanciert wird
- 2abwägendes Verhalten, Berücksichtigung mehrerer Seiten einer schwierigen Angelegenheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Balanceakt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schaudernd betrachten wir den Balanceakt auf dem Hochseil im Zirkus; dann fahren wir mit dem Auto nach Hause, und es kommt uns nicht in den Sinn, daß wir damit ein viel größeres Risiko eingehen als der Turner unter dem Zeltdach.“
„Gleichwohl ist und bleibt es in der Praxis ein schwieriger Balanceakt, die Interessen der Alten mit denen der Jungen zum Ausgleich zu bringen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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