# barricade

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbæɹ.ɪˈkeɪd/ · frequency rank #25,675

## Definitions
1. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
2. An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.
3. A place of confrontation.
4. Line of people standing behind or closest to the barricade in the pit section of a live music concert.

## Etymology
The noun is borrowed from French barricade, or an assimilation of the earlier barricado to the French form. The verb is from the noun or French barricader.

## Easily confused with
- **barricades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barricade-vs-barricades)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abrricade`, `baricade`, `barircade`, `barrciade`, `barriacde`, `barricadde`, `barricaed`, `barriccade`, `barricdae`, `bbarricade`, `braricade`

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