balancer
/ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/
"balancer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“balancer” is uncommon English (frequency #67,233 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,233
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who, or that which, balances.
Corpus desk
Index EN-balancer · balancer · English
balancer · rank #67,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,233
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH Ballesteros
Nearest frequency peer: Ballesteros (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “balancer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Assi
Assi
32,774 corpus weight
- bachata
bachata
32,770 corpus weight
- balancer
balancer
32,768 corpus weight
- Ballesteros
Ballesteros
32,767 corpus weight
- Barham
Barham
32,765 corpus weight
- basti
basti
32,763 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “balancer” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | balancer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #67,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “balancer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
balancer is uncommon English at frequency #67,233 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
balancer has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From balance + -er. The correct English form is balancer, spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who, or that which, balances.
- 2An acrobat.
- 3Any of the rear wings of certain insects used for stability in flight.
Etymology
From balance + -er.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.