barra

/[ˈbara]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,898

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

barra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pieza larga de metal u otra materia, por lo general de forma cilíndrica o prismática. Pronounced [ˈbara]. It ranks #3,898 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with bra and basa.

Key facts for barra
PropertyValue
Headwordbarra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbara]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,898
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of barra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for barra is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbara]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,898 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 18 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for barra, with forms such as "abrra", "barar", and "bbarra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bra", "basa", "Bart", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is barra, spelled B-A-R-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza larga de metal u otra materia, por lo general de forma cilíndrica o prismática.
  2. 2
    Lingote de oro o plata.
  3. 3
    Pan más largo que ancho.
  4. 4
    Aparato que consta de dos maderos o tubos (barras) paralelos, horizontales de altura regulable.
  5. 5
    Travesaños de madera fijos en diversos aparatos de gimnasia que sirven de espaldar, peldaño, pasamanos u otra forma de apoyo.
  6. 6
    Mostrador en una tienda de expendio de bebidas alcohólicas, frente al cual se sienta el cliente a beber.
  7. 7
    En la desembocadura de un río, acumulación de arena o lodo que estorba la navegación.
  8. 8
    Cresta formada por los flancos de los pliegues de altura similar.
  9. 9
    Signo de notación en forma de línea vertical que atraviesa las líneas del pentagrama y que indica el fin de un compás.
  10. 10
    Barrabrava.
  11. 11
    Signo gráfico oblicuo: /. Se utiliza para separa el dividendo del divisor.
  12. 12
    Signo gráfico oblicuo: /. Se usa como elemento para escribir rutas a archivos o urls.
  13. 13
    Pieza en forma de tira o cinta colocada en el escudo desde la parte inferior diestra del mismo hasta la superior siniestra.
  14. 14
    Signo gráfico vertical: |.
  15. 15
    Línea vertical impresa con diferentes fines, por ejemplo para ser utilizada en los códigos de barras.
  16. 16
    Línea manuscrita recta, sobre una palabra, utilizada para anular, marcar o señalar el texto.
  17. 17
    la veinticuatroava (1/24) parte de una concesión minera.
  18. 18
    Cada una de las estrofas de una canción o improvisación de rap.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abrra,barar,bbarra,brara,varra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for barra

Misspelling Variants of "barra"

abrra5barar5bbarra6brara5varra5
Misspelling Variants of "barra"

Frequency rank: #3,898 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barra"?
"barra" is spelled B-A-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbara].
What does "barra" mean?
As a noun, "barra" means: Pieza larga de metal u otra materia, por lo general de forma cilíndrica o prismática.
What words are commonly confused with "barra"?
"barra" is commonly confused with "bra", "basa", "Bart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barra" is [ˈbara]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barra" come from?
"barra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.