Which to use
“barrer” and “barrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,523
- “barrer” frequency rank
- #46,019
- “barrez” frequency rank
- 58542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barrer | barrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fermer avec une barre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe barrer. |
Same sound, different letters: barrer vs barrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - barrer / barrez
This is the hard kind. barrer and barrez are pronounced identically (\ba.ʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “barrer” becomes z in “barrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barrer is recorded at frequency rank #12,523, classified as averb, pronounced \ba.ʁe\. barrez is at rank #46,019, tagged as averb, pronounced \ba.ʁe\.
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 58542, this pair ranks #108,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barrer vs barrez
Shared letters: aber. Private to "barrer": -. Private to "barrez": z.
"barrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "barrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "barrer" for "barrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "barrer" vs "barrez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "barrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barrer" and "barrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baisez vs barrez". 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 #108,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.