barricada
/bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/
The verdict
“barricada” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #29,242 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,242
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - barreira feita com barricas, estacas, sacos de areia e qualquer objeto resistente que serve para bloquear uma passagem e proteger seus ocupantes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barricada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #29,242 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barricada” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for barricada is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,242 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "barreira feita com barricas, estacas, sacos de areia e qualquer objeto resistente que serve para bloquear uma passagem e proteger seus ocupantes".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for barricada, with forms such as "abrricada", "baricada", and "barircada". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is barricada, spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1barreira feita com barricas, estacas, sacos de areia e qualquer objeto resistente que serve para bloquear uma passagem e proteger seus ocupantes
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abrricada,baricada,barircada,barrciada,barriacda,barricaad,barricadda,barriccada,barricdaa,bbarricada,braricada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of barricada - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “barricada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-R-R-I-C-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/ (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
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.