# bard vs barred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bard
*noun · IPA /bɑːd/ · frequency rank #18,490*
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

### barred
*verb · IPA /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #10,988*
simple past and past participle of bar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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