barely
/ˈbɛə.li/
The verdict
“barely” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apenas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barely |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈbɛə.li/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barely” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for barely is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɛə.li/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Apenas.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for barely in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is barely, spelled B-A-R-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Apenas.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “barely”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-E-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɛə.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.