barrete

noun

The verdict

“barrete” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #60,161 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,161
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gorro

Key facts for barrete
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,161
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “barrete” 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). barrete lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for barrete is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #60,161 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

barrete doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is barrete, spelled B-A-R-R-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gorro
  2. 2
    cobertura quadrangular usada pelos eclesiásticos
  3. 3
    decepção
  4. 4
    segunda cavidade do estômago dos ruminantes

Synonyms

quijungaretículo

This word in other languages

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 "barrete"?
"barrete" is spelled B-A-R-R-E-T-E.
What does "barrete" mean?
As a noun, "barrete" means: gorro
What language does "barrete" come from?
"barrete" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “barrete”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-R-R-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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