barriada

/[baˈrjað̞a]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,065

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

barriada is aSpanishnoun. It means: Barrio, especialmente el que se ubica en la periferia de una ciudad. Pronounced [baˈrjað̞a]. Often confused with barriga and barrido.

Key facts for barriada
PropertyValue
Headwordbarriada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈrjað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,065
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for barriada is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈrjað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,065 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for barriada, with forms such as "abrriada", "barirada", and "barraida". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "barriga", "barrido", "borrada", 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 barriada, spelled B-A-R-R-I-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barrio, especialmente el que se ubica en la periferia de una ciudad.
  2. 2
    Barrio marginal, compuesto de viviendas toscas.
  3. 3
    Parte de un barrio.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abrriada,barirada,barraida,barriaad,barriadda,barridaa,bbarriada,brariada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for barriada

Misspelling Variants of "barriada"

abrriada8barirada8barraida8barriaad8barriadda9barridaa8bbarriada9brariada8
Misspelling Variants of "barriada"

Frequency rank: #29,065 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barriada"?
"barriada" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈrjað̞a].
What does "barriada" mean?
As a noun, "barriada" means: Barrio, especialmente el que se ubica en la periferia de una ciudad.
What words are commonly confused with "barriada"?
"barriada" is commonly confused with "barriga", "barrido", "borrada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barriada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barriada" is [baˈrjað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barriada" come from?
"barriada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.