Baran

/ˈbaran/

//ˈbaran// noun

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The verdict

“Baran” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,790 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,790
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Áries, primeiro signo do zodíaco

Key facts for Baran
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaran
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbaran/
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,790
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Baran” sits in Portuguese 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). Baran lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Baran is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,790 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbaran/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Áries, primeiro signo do zodíaco".

No misspelling variants are generated for Baran in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is Baran, spelled B-A-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Áries, primeiro signo do zodíaco

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Baran"?
"Baran" is spelled B-A-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbaran/.
What does "Baran" mean?
As a noun, "Baran" means: Áries, primeiro signo do zodíaco
How do you pronounce "Baran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baran" is /ˈbaran/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baran" come from?
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Using “Baran”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-R-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbaran/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list