barricade

[bærɪˈkeɪd]

/[bærɪˈkeɪd]/ verb

The verdict

“barricade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Straße / einen Durchgang blockieren, mit einer Barrikade versperren

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Index DE-barricade · barricade · German

barricade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for barricade
PropertyValue
Headwordbarricade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bærɪˈkeɪd]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „barricade“ im Deutschen

barricadeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barricade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bærɪˈkeɪd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Straße / einen Durchgang blockieren, mit einer Barrikade versperren".

No generated misspelling entries exist for barricade in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is barricade, spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Straße / einen Durchgang blockieren, mit einer Barrikade versperren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "In many Sections the drums beat to arms; the Section of the Theatre Francais had advanced posts even as far as the Pont Neuf, which it had barricaded."
  2. "In his corner of the first-class compartment filled with City men the smothered sobbing still haunted him, so he opened the Times with the rich crackle that drowns all lesser sounds, and, barricaded behind it, set himself steadily to con the news."

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barricade"?
"barricade" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bærɪˈkeɪd].
What does "barricade" mean?
As a verb, "barricade" means: eine Straße / einen Durchgang blockieren, mit einer Barrikade versperren
How do you pronounce "barricade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barricade" is [bærɪˈkeɪd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barricade" come from?
"barricade" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list