# Barclay

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɑː.kli/ · frequency rank #22,583

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A placename from the surname:
3. A placename from the surname:
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## Etymology
Variant of Berkeley.

## Easily confused with
- **barely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barclay-vs-barely)
- **barley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barclay-vs-barley)
- **Barkley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barclay-vs-barkley)
- **Berkeley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barclay-vs-berkeley)
- **Barca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barca-vs-barclay)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abrclay`, `bacrlay`, `barcaly`, `barcclay`, `barclayy`, `barcllay`, `barclya`, `barlcay`, `barrclay`, `bbarclay`, `braclay`

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