# Barca

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɑɹkə/ · frequency rank #16,847

## Definitions
1. A surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.

## Etymology
From Latin Barca, from Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-.

## Easily confused with
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bra)
- **bars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bars)
- **bare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bare)
- **barn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-barn)
- **bark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bark)
- **Bart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bart)
- **barr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-barr)
- **bard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bard)
- **Boca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-boca)
- **bora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bora)
- **bari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-bari)
- **Brea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-brea)
- **barf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-barf)
- **Barry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-barry)
- **batch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-batch)
- **baron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-baron)
- **Burma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-burma)
- **barge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-barge)
- **birch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-birch)
- **barre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-barre)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abrca`, `bacra`, `barac`, `barcca`, `barrca`, `bbarca`, `braca`

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