barley

[ˈbɑɹli]

/[ˈbɑɹli]/ noun

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The verdict

“barley” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,979
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine gedeihende Getreidepflanze mit kurzem Halm und langen Grannen, deren Körner besonders zum Bierbrauen und zu Futterzwecken verwendet werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-barley · barley · German

barley · rank #47,979 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,979
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bal

Nearest frequency peer: bal (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „barley“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „barley“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

barley vs Barry
50% similar
barley vs Basler
50% similar
barley vs Barren
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for barley
PropertyValue
Headwordbarley
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɑɹli]
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,979
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „barley“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).barleyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bal“ (#47,978), „Bastei“ (#47,980), „Bauchweh“ (#47,981). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „barley“ bei #47,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around barley (IPA [ˈbɑɹli]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,979 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine gedeihende Getreidepflanze mit kurzem Halm und langen Grannen, deren Körner besonders zum Bierbrauen und zu Futterzwecken verwendet werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for barley, with forms such as "abrley", "balrey", and "barely". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Barry", "Basler", "Barren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is barley, spelled B-A-R-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine gedeihende Getreidepflanze mit kurzem Halm und langen Grannen, deren Körner besonders zum Bierbrauen und zu Futterzwecken verwendet werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This is barley.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrley
  • balrey
  • barely
  • barleyy
  • barlley
  • barlye
  • barrley
  • bbarley
  • braley

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barley - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abrley2balrey2barely2barleyy1barlley1barlye2barrley1bbarley1
Edit distance from "barley"

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 "barley"?
"barley" is spelled B-A-R-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɑɹli].
What does "barley" mean?
As a noun, "barley" means: eine gedeihende Getreidepflanze mit kurzem Halm und langen Grannen, deren Körner besonders zum Bierbrauen und zu Futterzwecken verwendet werden
What words are commonly confused with "barley"?
"barley" is commonly confused with "Barry", "Basler", "Barren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barley" is [ˈbɑɹli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barley" come from?
"barley" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Bastei#47,980Baches#47,975auszog#47,971Betone#47,999

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bewirb9 variantsAstoria9 variantsBritin9 variantsbuddeln9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list