# barred

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #10,988

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of bar

## Easily confused with
- **bred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-bred)
- **based** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-based)
- **Barry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barry)
- **bored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-bored)
- **breed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-breed)
- **buried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-buried)
- **burned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-burned)
- **barrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barrel)
- **barren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barren)
- **barrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barrow)
- **batted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-batted)
- **Barron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barron)
- **bathed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-bathed)
- **bashed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-bashed)
- **barter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barter)
- **barrio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barrio)
- **barrier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barrier)
- **Barrett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barrett)
- **blurred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-blurred)
- **bearded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-bearded)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abrred`, `bared`, `barerd`, `barrde`, `barredd`, `bbarred`, `brared`

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