Barett

[baˈʁɛt]

/[baˈʁɛt]/ noun

The verdict

“Barett” is uncommon German (frequency #84,986 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,986
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine flache schirmlose Kopfbedeckung

Corpus desk

Index DE-barett · Barett · German

Barett · rank #84,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,986
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barcodes

Nearest frequency peer: Barcodes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Barett“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Barett“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Barett
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈʁɛt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,986
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Barett“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Barettfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Barcodes“ (#84,985), „Bargteheide“ (#84,987), „Barcelonas“ (#84,984). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Barett“ bei #84,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Barett is uncommon German at frequency #84,986 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈʁɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine flache schirmlose Kopfbedeckung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Barett in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Barett, spelled B-A-R-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine flache schirmlose Kopfbedeckung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Richter […] haben zur Urteilsverkündung und zur Eidesabnahme das Haupt mit dem Barett zu bedecken.“

This word in other languages

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Barett"?
"Barett" is spelled B-A-R-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈʁɛt].
What does "Barett" mean?
As a noun, "Barett" means: eine flache schirmlose Kopfbedeckung
How do you pronounce "Barett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barett" is [baˈʁɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Barett" come from?
"Barett" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list