barrela
/bɐ.ˈRɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“barrela” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma de lavagem da roupa para a branquear, que consiste em remolhá-la em água quente com cinzas
Corpus desk
Index PT-barrela · barrela · Portuguese
barrela · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barrela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɐ.ˈRɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “barrela” em português
Rare enough to double-check
barrela is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɐ.ˈRɛ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
barrela has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is barrela, spelled B-A-R-R-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1forma de lavagem da roupa para a branquear, que consiste em remolhá-la em água quente com cinzas
- 2lixívia
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.