Barolo

/bəˈɹəʊləʊ/

//bəˈɹəʊləʊ// noun

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"barolo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Barolo” is uncommon English (frequency #85,020 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,020
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A full-bodied Piedmontese red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-barolo · Barolo · English

Barolo · rank #85,020 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,020
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH barger

Nearest frequency peer: barger (-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 “Barolo”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Barolo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Barolo
PropertyValue
HeadwordBarolo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bəˈɹəʊləʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Barolo” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Barolofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “barger” (#85,019), “barrette” (#85,021), “bandgap” (#85,017). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Barolo” is #85,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Barolo is uncommon English at frequency #85,020 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bəˈɹəʊləʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A full-bodied Piedmontese red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Barolo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian barolo, named after Barolo, in whose area it is produced. Possible Celtic origin. The correct English form is Barolo, spelled B-A-R-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A full-bodied Piedmontese red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes.

Etymology

From Italian barolo, named after Barolo, in whose area it is produced. Possible Celtic origin.

This word in other languages

barolo(Français)Barolo(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Barolo"?
"Barolo" is spelled B-A-R-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈɹəʊləʊ/.
What does "Barolo" mean?
As a noun, "Barolo" means: A full-bodied Piedmontese red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes.
How do you pronounce "Barolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Barolo" is /bəˈɹəʊləʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Barolo"?
From Italian barolo, named after Barolo, in whose area it is produced. Possible Celtic origin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Barolo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barger#85,019boater#85,047bopper#85,050Antara#84,986

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list