# Balança vs balance

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Balança
*noun · IPA /bɜˈłɜ̃sɜ/ · frequency rank #9,006*
um dos signos do Zodíaco

### balance
*noun · IPA /balɑ̃s/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #20,793*
balança

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/balanca-vs-balance