# barred vs Barrett

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Barrett
*name · IPA /ˈbæɹɪt/ · frequency rank #12,188*
An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.

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