balancer
/ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/noun
balancer is spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, balancer means “One who, or that which, balances” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of balancer is balancers.
How many letters and syllables are in balancer?
| Letters | 8: B-A-L-A-N-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is balancer?
Balancer appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 balancer?
- /ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/
Balancer has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-balancer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with balancer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as balancer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: barnacle.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of balancer
- balancers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does balancer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, balances.
- 2
An acrobat.
- 3
Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does balancer come from?
From balance + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).