balance

[baˈlãnse]

/[baˈlãnse]/ noun

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The verdict

“balance” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,282
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El movimiento que hace algún cuerpo inclinándose ya a un lado ya al opuesto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-balance · balance · Spanish

balance · rank #5,282 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,282
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH asociado

Nearest frequency peer: asociado (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “balance”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “balance” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

balance vs blanc
71% similar
balance vs blanco
71% similar
balance vs blanca
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for balance
PropertyValue
Headwordbalance
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈlãnse]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,282
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “balance”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.balancecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “asociado” (#5,281), “Banderas” (#5,283), “apoyan” (#5,280). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “balance” va en #5,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around balance (IPA [baˈlãnse]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,282 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for balance, with forms such as "ablance", "baalnce", and "balacne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "blanc", "blanco", "blanca", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is balance, spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    El movimiento que hace algún cuerpo inclinándose ya a un lado ya al opuesto.
  2. 2
    La duda o perplejidad en hacer alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    En la esgrima, el movimiento que se hace inclinando el cuerpo hacia adelante o hacia atrás sin mover los pies.
  4. 4
    El libro en que los comerciantes y banqueros anotan su activo y su pasivo.
  5. 5
    La cuenta final por mayor de entradas y salidas, que hacen los comerciantes y banqueros, y que demuestra el estado de su caudal.
  6. 6
    La cifra que representa la diferencia entre el debe y el haber.
  7. 7
    El movimiento que hace la nave de babor a estribor o al contrario. Cuando la nave hace el movimiento cayendo sobre la proa se llama cabezada, y si sobre la popa, alfada o caída de popa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablance
  • baalnce
  • balacne
  • balancce
  • balanec
  • balannce
  • balanse
  • ballance
  • balnace
  • bbalance
  • blaance
  • valance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of balance - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ablance2baalnce2balacne2balancce1balanec2balannce1balanse1ballance1
Edit distance from "balance"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "balance"?
"balance" is spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈlãnse].
What does "balance" mean?
As a noun, "balance" means: El movimiento que hace algún cuerpo inclinándose ya a un lado ya al opuesto.
What words are commonly confused with "balance"?
"balance" is commonly confused with "blanc", "blanco", "blanca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "balance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balance" is [baˈlãnse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balance" come from?
"balance" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "balance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

casarse#5,289causado#5,290Vietnam#5,272vendido#5,271

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Alexander12 variantstraición12 variantsgritando12 variantsrequieren12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list