barda

\baʁ.da\

/\baʁ.da\/ noun

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The verdict

“barda” is uncommon French (frequency #70,414 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,414
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bât.

Corpus desk

Index FR-barda · barda · French

barda · rank #70,414 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,414
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH barbiers

Nearest frequency peer: barbiers (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « barda »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « barda » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barda
PropertyValue
Headwordbarda
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\baʁ.da\
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,414
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « barda » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bardatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « barbiers » (#70,413), « barjo » (#70,415), « balourd » (#70,412). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « barda » est au #70,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barda is uncommon French at frequency #70,414 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \baʁ.da\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for barda, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is barda, spelled B-A-R-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bât.
  2. 2
    Équipement du soldat.
  3. 3
    Attirail encombrant porté sur le dos, bagage très lourd, encombrant.
  4. 4
    Bruit, vacarme, raffut ^([3]).
  5. 5
    Millier de francs, billet de mille francs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je nous revois, ma mère et moi, dans une gare, parmi la cohue d’autres êtres occupés aussi solitairement que moi-même à donner la dernière main à leur « barda » de misère, pour des mois, ou pour des années ou pour toujours.
  2. Un sergent-chef sait ce que pèse un barda. Celui-ci pesait dans les 25 kilos, charge normale pour un barda, mais anormale pour une hotte vide. Avait-on profité de son sommeil pour la remplir de cailloux ?

Synonyms

attirailbazarfourbifournimenthavresacimpedimentapaquetagesac

This word in other languages

gear(English)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barda"?
"barda" is spelled B-A-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is \baʁ.da\.
What does "barda" mean?
As a noun, "barda" means: Bât.
How do you pronounce "barda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barda" is \baʁ.da\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barda" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

barjo#70,415bacha#70,408Avold#70,407Boden#70,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list