Similar words
balanza
balanza is the traditional two-pan balance scale, also used figuratively, like "trade balance"; báscula is a more modern platform scale, like a bathroom or industrial scale.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
balança
balança is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scales."
Practice
1 What does báscula mean?
scales
priesthood
post
edge
scales
2 Fill the gap: Me subí a la ___.
báscula
pinche
básculas
Full sentence: Me subí a la báscula. (I stepped on the scales.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches báscula?
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
Financial
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.
báscula: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.