barrida

[baˈrið̞a]

/[baˈrið̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“barrida” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,101 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,101
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de barrer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-barrida · barrida · Spanish

barrida · rank #52,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,101
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bandolero

Nearest frequency peer: bandolero (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “barrida”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “barrida” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barrida
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈrið̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “barrida” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.barridacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bandolero” (#52,100), “barritas” (#52,102), “bandadas” (#52,099). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “barrida” va en #52,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barrida is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,101 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈrið̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

barrida doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is barrida, spelled B-A-R-R-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de barrer.
  2. 2
    Operación de las fuerzas policiales para detectar criminalidad en una zona o grupo, consistente en detener a personas en masa para determinar si tienen documentos de identificación y antecedentes criminales.
  3. 3
    Acción administrativa para reducir la nómina mediante el despido de empleados en grupo o su destitución en masa.
  4. 4
    Cantidad muy alta de personas que no pasan o suspenden un examen.
  5. 5
    Forma de amedrentamiento, generalmente en forma violenta, entre grupos de skinheads de pensamiento antagónico o contra individuos considerados como indeseables.
  6. 6
    Acción de quitar la pelota del rival tirándose con los pies al suelo y con el riesgo de cometer una infracción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how barrida appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es necesario probar la existencia no sólo de una estructura formal, sostenida en el tiempo y con una jerarquía clara entre los que mandan y ejecutan. También se requiere probar que esa organización se forma para ordenar el delito.::“Y lo que se ve, por ejemplo en Quillota o la V Región, es que un grupo se confabula para hacer una barrida, pero no se ha po…

Synonyms

barredurabarridoredada

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barrida"?
"barrida" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈrið̞a].
What does "barrida" mean?
As a noun, "barrida" means: Acción y efecto de barrer.
How do you pronounce "barrida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barrida" is [baˈrið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "barrida", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basalto#52,103babosos#52,096añadirá#52,095besaron#52,107

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list