balances

[baˈlãnses]

/[baˈlãnses]/ noun

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The verdict

“balances” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,682
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de balance.

Corpus desk

Index ES-balances · balances · Spanish

balances · rank #23,682 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,682
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH autorizaciones

Nearest frequency peer: autorizaciones (-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 “balances”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “balances” 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).

balances vs Blanes
63% similar
balances vs blancos
75% similar
balances vs blancas
75% similar

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

Key facts for balances
PropertyValue
Headwordbalances
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈlãnses]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,682
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “balances”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.balancescae 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 “autorizaciones” (#23,681), “balboa” (#23,683), “Barbados” (#23,684). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “balances” va en #23,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around balances (IPA [baˈlãnses]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,682 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de balance.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for balances, with forms such as "ablances", "baalnces", and "balancces". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Blanes", "blancos", "blancas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is balances, spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de balance.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablances
  • baalnces
  • balancces
  • balancess
  • balancse
  • balanecs
  • balannces
  • balanses
  • ballances
  • balnaces
  • bbalances
  • blaances
  • valances

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of balances - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ablances2baalnces2balancces1balancess1balancse2balanecs2balannces1balanses1
Edit distance from "balances"

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 "balances"?
"balances" is spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈlãnses].
What does "balances" mean?
As a noun, "balances" means: Forma del plural de balance.
What words are commonly confused with "balances"?
"balances" is commonly confused with "Blanes", "blancos", "blancas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "balances"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balances" is [baˈlãnses]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balances" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Barbados#23,684aumenten#23,679bordados#23,693Brasilia#23,696

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

asquerosos13 variantscalifican13 variantsaplicaron13 variantsalcanzará13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list