barra
Portuguese, noun/ˈba.ʁɐ/
barra is spelled B-A-R-R-A (5 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,363rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barra is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bar (solid object with uniform cross-section)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of barrar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peça larga de metal ou outro material, via de regra de forma cilíndrica ou prismática”.
What does barra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebar (solid object with uniform cross-section)
- 2
femininebar, ingot
- 3
femininecuff (the end of a pants leg, folded up)
- 4
feminineslash
- 5
femininebend sinister
- 6
femininecrossbar
- 7
femininebar (ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
- 3
third-person singular present subjunctive of barrir
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peça larga de metal ou outro material, via de regra de forma cilíndrica ou prismática 2. lingote de ouro ou prata 3. pequeno bloco de um produto 4. parte final de uma roupa onde se dá o acabamento
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo barrar
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Bahia
noun: 1. ilha nas Hébridas Exteriores, em Argyll and Bute, Escócia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of barra
- barras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barra?
- Brazil /ˈba.ʁɐ/
- Brazil [ˈba.hɐ]
- /ˈba.ʁɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to barra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barra in Portuguese?
barra appears 39 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).