barillet

Name: barillet, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ba.ʁi.jɛ\

/\ba.ʁi.jɛ\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“barillet” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #39,173 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#39,173
frequency rank, French: 8
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit baril.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

barillet vs billet

75% similar

barillet vs Brille

63% similar

barillet vs briller

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for barillet
Property	Value
Headword	barillet
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ba.ʁi.jɛ\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#39,173
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barillet” sits in French 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). barillet lands here:

#39,173

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for barillet is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ba.ʁi.jɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #39,173 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for barillet, with forms such as "abrillet", "bairllet", and "barilelt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "billet", "Brille", "briller", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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

Definition

1
Petit baril.
2
Petite boîte ou petit bijou en forme de baril.
3
Diverses sortes de dispositifs en forme de petit tonneau destinés à contenir tel ou tel mécanisme.
4
Boîte du ressort d’une montre ou d’une pendule.
5
Boîte où sont logées les balles d’un revolver.
6
Cylindre dans lequel monte ou descend le piston d’une pompe.
7
Cylindre se situant en-dessous du bec d’une clarinette.
8
Dispositif destiné à faire condenser les liquides — en particulier l’eau — contenus dans le gaz d'éclairage, le gaz à l’eau
9
Cavité située derrière le tambour de l’oreille.
10
Mollusque univalve. ^([2])
11
Demi-cylindre en bois de gaïac dont on entoure le mât de perroquet pour la manœuvre des vergues de perroquets volants.
12
Dispositif rotatif placé dans une cuve remplie de sodium, utilisé pour charger et décharger les assemblages combustibles du cœur d’un réacteur rapide refroidi au sodium ; par extension, l’ensemble formé par le dispositif rotatif et la cuve.

This word in other languages

chamber(English)barrilito(Español)Fässchen(Deutsch)barrilete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abrillet,bairllet,barilelt,barilet,barillett,barillte,barlilet,barrillet,bbarillet,braillet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barillet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "barillet"

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 "barillet"?

"barillet" is spelled B-A-R-I-L-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ʁi.jɛ\.

What does "barillet" mean?

As a noun, "barillet" means: Petit baril.

What words are commonly confused with "barillet"?

"barillet" is commonly confused with "billet", "Brille", "briller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "barillet"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barillet" is \ba.ʁi.jɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "barillet" come from?

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Using “barillet”

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

The one correct French spelling is B-A-R-I-L-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ba.ʁi.jɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “billet” - see the side-by-side comparison. barillet vs billet
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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.