# barter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɑː.(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #27,066

## Definitions
1. An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
2. The goods or services used in such an exchange.

## Etymology
Late Middle English, from Old French barater.

## Easily confused with
- **bate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-bate)
- **bates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-bates)
- **Bauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-bauer)
- **Bayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-bayer)
- **barth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-barth)
- **biter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-biter)
- **better** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-better)
- **border** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-border)
- **butter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-butter)
- **bitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-bitter)
- **burger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-burger)
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-barton)
- **batter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-batter)
- **Baxter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-baxter)
- **burner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-burner)
- **buster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-buster)
- **bearer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-bearer)
- **batted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-batted)
- **beater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-beater)
- **batten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barter-vs-batten)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abrter`, `baretr`, `barrter`, `barterr`, `bartre`, `bartter`, `batrer`, `bbarter`, `brater`

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