barras

noun

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

The verdict

“barras” is uncommon English (frequency #77,443 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,443
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - galipot resin

Corpus desk

Index EN-barras · barras · English

barras · rank #77,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,443
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH barroom

Nearest frequency peer: barroom (+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 “barras”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barras
PropertyValue
Headwordbarras
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,443
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “barras” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).barrasfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “barroom” (#77,444), “Ballston” (#77,439), “beaucoup” (#77,449). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “barras” is #77,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barras is uncommon English at frequency #77,443 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for barras, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French barras. The correct English form is barras, spelled B-A-R-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    galipot resin
  2. 2
    coarse linen fabric

Etymology

From French barras.

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 "barras"?
"barras" is spelled B-A-R-R-A-S.
What does "barras" mean?
As a noun, "barras" means: galipot resin
What is the origin of the word "barras"?
From French barras. 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 "barras", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bedbug#77,450Bercow#77,453Bethan#77,454budged#77,486

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list