bars
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/noun, interjection, verb
bars is spelled B-A-R-S: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bars means “Ellipsis of parallel bars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bars?
| Letters | 4: B-A-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,288th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bars?
Bars appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bars?
- UK /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/
Bars has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bars.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bars?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bars from its last stressed vowel (/ɑz/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sbar.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does bars mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of parallel bars.
- 2
Ellipsis of uneven bars.
- 3
Any event in gymnastics using the bars.
- 4
plural of bar
interjection
- 1
slangSaid in response to a statement found to be witty, profound, well-spoken, or impactful.
That's bars!
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of bar
noun
- 1
A high-pressure high-temperature apparatus usually used for growing or processing minerals, especially diamond.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bars in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense grating, grill, grid:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bars come from?
Transliteration of the Russian БАРС (BARS), abbreviation for Беспрессовая Аппаратура высокого давления (press-free high-pressure setup).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).