# Barrett

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbæɹɪt/ · frequency rank #12,188

## Definitions
1. An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A placename
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename
6. A placename
7. A placename

## Etymology
From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).

## Easily confused with
- **brett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barrett-vs-brett)
- **Burnett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barrett-vs-burnett)
- **Bassett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barrett-vs-bassett)
- **Bartlett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barrett-vs-bartlett)
- **barre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barre-vs-barrett)
- **barrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barrel-vs-barrett)
- **barred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barred-vs-barrett)
- **barren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barren-vs-barrett)
- **barnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnet-vs-barrett)

## Common misspellings (7)
`abrrett`, `barertt`, `barett`, `barret`, `barrtet`, `bbarrett`, `brarett`

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