barrida

[baˈrið̞a]

/[baˈrið̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“barrida” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,101 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,101
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de barrer.

Key facts for barrida
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈrið̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barrida” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). barrida lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barrida is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,101 among 24,339 “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.

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.
What language does "barrida" come from?
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Using “barrida”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-R-I-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baˈrið̞a] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list