barred
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/adjective, verb
barred is spelled B-A-R-R-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, barred means “Having bars; striped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in barred?
| Letters | 6: B-A-R-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is barred?
Barred appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce barred?
- UK /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/
Barred has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-barred.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with barred
Sounds like: bard (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with barred?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as barred from its last stressed vowel (/ɑd/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of barred
- more barred comparative
- most barred superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barred mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having bars; striped.
- 2
Prevented, either by a physical barrier or by conditions.
He is barred by term limits from running for a third term in office.
- 3
Indicating the start and end of words using thicker lines instead of black squares.
- 4
slangHigh on Xanax.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bar
He barred the door at evening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).