barril
Spanish, noun/baˈril/
barril is spelled B-A-R-R-I-L (6 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,318th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barril is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “barrel (large container made of wood staves bound with metal rings or an equivalent container)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vasija de madera, de varios tamaños y hechuras, que sirve para conservar y transportar diferentes licores y…”.
What does barril mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebarrel (large container made of wood staves bound with metal rings or an equivalent container)
- 2
masculinebarrel (unit of liquid measure based on the English and American system, equivalent to 119.24 L)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vasija de madera, de varios tamaños y hechuras, que sirve para conservar y transportar diferentes licores y géneros. 2. Vaso de barro, de gran vientre y cuello angosto, en que ordinariamente tienen los segadores y gente del campo el agua para beber. 3. Nudo, por lo general de figura de un barrilito, que por adorno se hace en las riendas. 4. Medida de volumen utilizada en la industria petrolera, equivalente a lo que cabe en un barril.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of barril
- barriles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barril?
- /baˈril/
- [baˈril]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to barril
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barril in Spanish?
barril appears 4.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).