balançoire

\ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ\

/\ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“balançoire” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,135
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siège que l’on suspend par des cordes, pour se balancer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-balancoire · balançoire · French

balançoire · rank #33,135 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,135
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH balancier

Nearest frequency peer: balancier (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « balançoire »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « balançoire » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for balançoire
PropertyValue
Headwordbalançoire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,135
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « balançoire »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.balançoirese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « balancier » (#33,134), « Bambi » (#33,136), « baladent » (#33,133). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « balançoire » est au #33,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around balançoire (IPA \ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,135 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for balançoire, with forms such as "ablançoire", "baalnçoire", and "balancoire". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is balançoire, spelled B-A-L-A-N-Ç-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siège que l’on suspend par des cordes, pour se balancer.
  2. 2
    Pièce de bois mise en équilibre sur un point d’appui élevé et sur laquelle se balancent deux personnes placées à chacun des bouts.
  3. 3
    Propos en l’air, conte à dormir debout.
  4. 4
    Jeu d’acteur emphatique.
  5. 5
    Mouvement de balancier.
  6. 6
    Position sexuelle où l’homme est allongé, et où la femme le chevauche assise de dos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how balançoire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Une fois remontée l’avenue de Paris, la commune avait installé d’un côté une vaste aire de jeux pour les enfants, regroupant les classiques balançoires, tape-fesses et structures décoratives, ainsi qu’un pumptrack pouvant accueillir divers amateurs, plus ou moins novices.
  2. Il suffit pour s'en convaincre de faire le tour des jardins individuels où l'on rencontre, à de nombreux exemplaires, les toboggans et balançoires Euro-loisirs, les lanternes Leroy-Merlin et l’herbe de la Pampa en provenance directe du Jardiland.

Synonyms

escarpolettetapeculbranloire

This word in other languages

swing(English)columpio(Español)Schaukel(Deutsch)balanço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablançoire
  • baalnçoire
  • balancoire
  • balannçoire
  • balanoçire
  • balançiore
  • balançoier
  • balançoirre
  • balançorie
  • balaçnoire
  • ballançoire
  • balnaçoire
  • bbalançoire
  • blaançoire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ablançoire2baalnçoire2balancoire1balannçoire1balanoçire2balançiore2balançoier2balançoirre1
Edit distance from "balançoire"

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 "balançoire"?
"balançoire" is spelled B-A-L-A-N-Ç-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ\.
What does "balançoire" mean?
As a noun, "balançoire" means: Siège que l’on suspend par des cordes, pour se balancer.
What are common misspellings of "balançoire"?
Common misspellings include "ablançoire", "baalnçoire", "balancoire", "balannçoire", "balanoçire". The correct spelling is "balançoire".
How do you pronounce "balançoire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "balançoire" is \ba.lɑ̃.swaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "balançoire" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

argenterie#33,120apparentés#33,117cohabitent#33,173cohérentes#33,174

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

éternelles14 variantsYougoslave14 variantscritiqués14 variantsdigestifs14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list