# barring

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ · frequency rank #16,177

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

## Easily confused with
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-bring)
- **boring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-boring)
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-basing)
- **Barron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-barron)
- **Bering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-bering)
- **barrio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-barrio)
- **burning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-burning)
- **bearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-bearing)
- **batting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-batting)
- **bathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-bathing)
- **bashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-bashing)
- **burying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-burying)
- **blaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-blaring)
- **basking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-basking)
- **bawling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-bawling)
- **birding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-birding)
- **Barrios** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-barrios)
- **boarding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-boarding)
- **blurring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barring-vs-blurring)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-barring)

## Common misspellings (8)
`abrring`, `barirng`, `barrign`, `barringg`, `barrinng`, `barrnig`, `bbarring`, `braring`

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