barrica

/bɐ.ˈRi.kɐ/

//bɐ.ˈRi.kɐ// noun

The verdict

“barrica” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,942 among 840 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,942
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - barril ou vasilha pequenos, de madeira, para guardar ou transportar mercadorias, especialmente líquidos

Corpus desk

Index PT-barrica · barrica · Portuguese

barrica · rank #76,942 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,942
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH berreiro

Nearest frequency peer: berreiro (+10 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “barrica”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “barrica” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barrica
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrica
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ˈRi.kɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,942
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “barrica” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.barricacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “berreiro” (#76,952), “borralho” (#76,965), “brigão” (#76,968). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “barrica” fica em #76,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barrica is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,942 among 840 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɐ.ˈRi.kɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

barrica doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is barrica, spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    barril ou vasilha pequenos, de madeira, para guardar ou transportar mercadorias, especialmente líquidos
  2. 2
    pessoa atarracada e gorda

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 "barrica"?
"barrica" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈRi.kɐ/.
What does "barrica" mean?
As a noun, "barrica" means: barril ou vasilha pequenos, de madeira, para guardar ou transportar mercadorias, especialmente líquidos
How do you pronounce "barrica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barrica" is /bɐ.ˈRi.kɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "barrica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list