balancement

\ba.lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\

/\ba.lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“balancement” is uncommon French (frequency #56,437 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,437
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mouvement par lequel un corps penche alternativement d’un côté et de l’autre.

Key facts for balancement
PropertyValue
Headwordbalancement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,437
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “balancement” sits in French 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). balancement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

balancement is uncommon French at frequency #56,437 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for balancement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is balancement, spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouvement par lequel un corps penche alternativement d’un côté et de l’autre.
  2. 2
    Disposition symétrique par laquelle des masses, des groupes répondent à d’autres ; équilibre entre les parties d’un tout.
  3. 3
    Hésitation.
  4. 4
    Roulis, inclinaison de la carrosserie autour d’un axe imaginaire qui ne passe pas nécessairement par le centre de gravité, mais dépend du système de suspension et de la charge.
  5. 5
    Tangage d’un bateau à quai.
  6. 6
    Tracé qui évite des collets trop étroits dans le virage d’un escalier.
  7. 7
    Dépendance mutuelle des organes.
  8. 8
    Déplacement horizontal d’un point quelconque d’un conducteur par rapport à sa position de repos, sous l’effet de certaines charges.
  9. 9
    Type d’exploitation d’un réservoir souterrain faisant alterner les volumes respectifs de l’eau et des hydrocarbures stockés.
  10. 10
    Opération effectuée lors du traçage d’une pièce moulée de sorte qu’il soit possible de disposer d’assez de matière aux endroits usinés à l’outil.
  11. 11
    Tremblement.
  12. 12
    En triangulation, détermination du « gisement calculé » des visées nouvelles d’un tour d’horizon par le calcul des gisements d’au moins deux visées anciennes reprises dans ce tour d’horizon.

This word in other languages

rocking(English)balanceo(Español)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "balancement"?
"balancement" is spelled B-A-L-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\.
What does "balancement" mean?
As a noun, "balancement" means: Mouvement par lequel un corps penche alternativement d’un côté et de l’autre.
How do you pronounce "balancement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balancement" is \ba.lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balancement" come from?
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Using “balancement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-L-A-N-C-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ba.lɑ̃s.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list