Which to use
“barrer” and “berre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,523
- “barrer” frequency rank
- #47,187
- “berre” frequency rank
- 59710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barrer | berre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fermer avec une barre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de berrar. |
Where the eye mixes barrer and berre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. barrer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against berre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: barrer vs berre
A purely visual mix-up. barrer (\ba.ʁe\) and berre (\ˈbɛ.ʀɨ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59710, 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\. berre is at rank #47,187, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈbɛ.ʀɨ\.
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 59710, this pair ranks #101,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barrer vs berre
Shared letters: ber. Private to "barrer": a. Private to "berre": -.
"barrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "berre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barrer" and "berre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "barrer" vs "berre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "barrer" and "berre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "barrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "berre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barrer" and "berre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ber vs berre". 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 #101,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.