barrica
[baˈrika]
The verdict
“barrica” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,000 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,000
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Especie de tonel que sirva para diferentes usos. Tiene la misma forma y se construye con los mismos materiales que el barril, pero es de mayor capacidad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barrica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈrika] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,000 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barrica” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
barrica is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,000 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈrika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Especie de tonel que sirva para diferentes usos. Tiene la misma forma y se construye con los mismos materiales que el barril, pero es de mayor capacidad.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for barrica, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is barrica, spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Especie de tonel que sirva para diferentes usos. Tiene la misma forma y se construye con los mismos materiales que el barril, pero es de mayor capacidad.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “barrica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-R-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baˈrika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.