Why is it die Balance?

Balance ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Balance, inner peace

[1] Gleichgewicht, innere Ruhe

Examples

[1] The rope dancer has to hold the balance in the most difficult position

[1] Der Seiltänzer muss in schwierigster Stellung die Balance halten.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Balance die Balancen
Genitiv der Balance der Balancen
Dativ der Balance den Balancen
Akkusativ die Balance die Balancen

Pronunciation

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