Cancel is a first syllable word.
The first.
The accented syllable in cancel is the first syllable (CAN-suhl, transcribed in IPA as /ˈkænsəl/).
Cancel is accented on the first syllable.
The accent is on the first syllable (KAN-suhl).
accent on first syllable
The word balance is a unstressed first syllable.
second syllable
second
Second syllable.
second accented syllable
The first syllable is accented.
first