barring

/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

//ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)// noun

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"barring" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“barring” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,177
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.

Corpus desk

Index EN-barring · barring · English

barring · rank #16,177 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,177
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH aux

Nearest frequency peer: aux (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “barring”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “barring” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

barring vs bring
71% similar
barring vs boring
71% similar
barring vs basing
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for barring
PropertyValue
Headwordbarring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,177
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “barring”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).barringlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “aux” (#16,176), “bead” (#16,178), “ASA” (#16,175). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “barring” is #16,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around barring (IPA /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,177 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for barring, with forms such as "abrring", "barirng", and "barrign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bring", "boring", "basing", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is barring, spelled B-A-R-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
  2. 2
    The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
  3. 3
    The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
  4. 4
    Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
  5. 5
    The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abrring
  • barirng
  • barrign
  • barringg
  • barrinng
  • barrnig
  • bbarring
  • braring

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barring - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abrring2barirng2barrign2barringg1barrinng1barrnig2bbarring1braring2
Edit distance from "barring"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barring"?
"barring" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does "barring" mean?
As a noun, "barring" means: Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
What words are commonly confused with "barring"?
"barring" is commonly confused with "bring", "boring", "basing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barring" is /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barring" come from?
"barring" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "barring", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

busting#16,187Walters#16,164Chilean#16,197topical#16,151

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

berth8 variantsaiding8 variantsageing8 variantsuneasy8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list