# barley vs barred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barley
*noun · IPA /ˈbɑɹli/ · frequency rank #15,106*
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.

### 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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