balanced
bal·anced/ˈbælənst/adjective, verb
balanced is spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (bal·anced). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, balanced means “Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in balanced?
| Letters | 8: B-A-L-A-N-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bal·anced |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is balanced?
Balanced appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce balanced?
- /ˈbælənst/
Balanced has 2 syllables, split bal·anced in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-balanced.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of balanced
- more balanced comparative
- most balanced superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does balanced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.
He believed he rarely got sick because of his balanced diet.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of balance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Balanced in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense even:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | équilibré |
| Spanish | equilibrado, contrapesado, contrabalanceado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.