barilla
"barilla" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“barilla” is uncommon English (frequency #95,724 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,724
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several not closely related saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash, such as Soda inermis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-barilla · barilla · English
barilla · rank #95,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,724
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Basij
Nearest frequency peer: Basij (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “barilla”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- backbeat
backbeat
4,282 corpus weight
- backbiting
backbiting
4,281 corpus weight
- Baldi
Baldi
4,279 corpus weight
- barilla
barilla
4,277 corpus weight
- Basij
Basij
4,276 corpus weight
- Bato
Bato
4,274 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “barilla” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barilla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,724 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “barilla” in English
Rare enough to double-check
barilla is uncommon English at frequency #95,724 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for barilla in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish barrilla. The correct English form is barilla, spelled B-A-R-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Any of several not closely related saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash, such as Soda inermis.
- 2The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching.
- 3Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how barilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Good barilla usually contains, according to Dr. Ure's analysis, 20 per cent. of real alkali, associated with muriates and sulphates, chiefly of soda, some lime, and alumina, with very little sulphur.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish barrilla.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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