# barre

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɑː/ · frequency rank #26,008

## Definitions
1. A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
2. Ellipsis of barre chord.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French barre. Doublet of bar.

## Easily confused with
- **base** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-base)
- **bars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-bars)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-bore)
- **Bart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-bart)
- **burr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-burr)
- **bree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-bree)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-brie)
- **bate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-bate)
- **Barry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-barry)
- **berry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-berry)
- **burke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-burke)
- **borne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-borne)
- **Byrne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-byrne)
- **bathe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-bathe)
- **barth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-barth)
- **Basra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-basra)
- **Berne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-berne)
- **barrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-barrel)
- **barred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-barred)
- **barren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-barren)

## Common misspellings (4)
`abrre`, `barer`, `bbarre`, `brare`

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