# barre vs barrio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barre
*noun · IPA /bɑː/ · frequency rank #26,008*
A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.

### barrio
*noun · frequency rank #34,792*
A municipality or subdivision of a municipality in Spanish America, and in Spain itself.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-barrio