# barrel vs barrio

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### barrel
*noun · IPA /ˈbæɹ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #5,391*
A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
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