# barred vs blurred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### blurred
*adjective · IPA /blɜːd/ · frequency rank #15,577*
Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

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