Which to use
“barca” is an intj and “Bercy” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,194
- “barca” frequency rank
- #9,435
- “Bercy” frequency rank
- 46629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barca | Bercy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assez, ça suffit. | Quartier administratif de Paris. |
Where the eye mixes barca and Bercy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between barca and Bercy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: barca is \baʁ.ka\ while Bercy is \bɛʁ.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barca is recorded at frequency rank #37,194, classified as anintj, pronounced \baʁ.ka\. Bercy is at rank #9,435, tagged as aname, pronounced \bɛʁ.si\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46629, this pair ranks #193,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barca vs Bercy
Shared letters: bcr. Private to "barca": a. Private to "Bercy": ey.
"barca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Bercy" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "barca" for "Bercy" ever safe?
Which is more common, "barca" or "Bercy"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "barca" and "Bercy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "barca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bercy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barca" and "Bercy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bafa vs barca". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #193,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.