balanza

[baˈlãnsa]

/[baˈlãnsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“balanza” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,455
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento que mide el peso de un objeto comparándolo con un baremo conocido

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

balanza vs blanca
71% similar
balanza vs banana
71% similar
balanza vs blanda
71% similar

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

Key facts for balanza
PropertyValue
Headwordbalanza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈlãnsa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,455
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “balanza” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). balanza lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around balanza (IPA [baˈlãnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,455 among 24,339 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for balanza, with forms such as "ablanza", "baalnza", and "balanaz". 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, "blanca", "banana", "blanda", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is balanza, spelled B-A-L-A-N-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento que mide el peso de un objeto comparándolo con un baremo conocido
  2. 2
    Comparación o juicio apreciativo que el entendimiento forma de las cosas.
  3. 3
    Horca
  4. 4
    Nombre que se da, lo mismo que el de refuelle, en varias partes al arte de pesca conocido en las costas de Cantabria con el de medio mundo, y con el de trullón y red de langostas en las mismas y en otras. En los ríos se llama además pandilla; rifol en Aragón; tarrafe en Asturias y velo en Andalucía. Consiste en un aro guarnecido de un pedazo de red en forma de bolsa, y pendiente de tres o cuatro ramales que se unen a un cordel fijo al extremo de un varal elástico. Sirve para la pesca de langostas, robalizas, etc.
  5. 5
    La balanza es el atributo de la Justicia personificada, y el símbolo de la equidad.
  6. 6
    Emblema de Temis y de Astrea.

This word in other languages

balance(Français)Waage(Deutsch)balança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablanza
  • baalnza
  • balanaz
  • balannza
  • balanzza
  • balazna
  • ballanza
  • balnaza
  • bbalanza
  • blaanza
  • valanza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of balanza - 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.

ablanza2baalnza2balanaz2balannza1balanzza1balazna2ballanza1balnaza2
Edit distance from "balanza"

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 "balanza"?
"balanza" is spelled B-A-L-A-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈlãnsa].
What does "balanza" mean?
As a noun, "balanza" means: Instrumento que mide el peso de un objeto comparándolo con un baremo conocido
What words are commonly confused with "balanza"?
"balanza" is commonly confused with "blanca", "banana", "blanda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "balanza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balanza" is [baˈlãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balanza" come from?
"balanza" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “balanza”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-L-A-N-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baˈlãnsa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “blanca” - see the side-by-side comparison. balanza vs blanca
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list