# barr

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #15,756

## Definitions
1. To make the sound of an elephant.

## Etymology
From French barrir (“to trumpet; to make the sound of an elephant”), from Old French barrire, from Late Latin barriō, from Latin barrus (“elephant”).

## Easily confused with
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-br)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bay)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bro)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bat)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bra)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bas)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bor)
- **BRB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-brb)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-baz)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bri)
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-ber)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bur)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bru)
- **Bir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bir)
- **Bau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bau)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-born)
- **base** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-base)
- **bear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bear)
- **beer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-beer)
- **bird** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barr-vs-bird)

## Common misspellings (3)
`abrr`, `bbarr`, `brar`

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