barricada

/bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/

//bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“barricada” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,242
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - barreira feita com barricas, estacas, sacos de areia e qualquer objeto resistente que serve para bloquear uma passagem e proteger seus ocupantes

Corpus desk

Index PT-barricada · barricada · Portuguese

barricada · rank #29,242 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,242
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH beau

Nearest frequency peer: beau (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “barricada”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “barricada” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for barricada
PropertyValue
Headwordbarricada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,242
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “barricada”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).barricadacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “beau” (#29,243), “avermelhado” (#29,240), “bicampeão” (#29,244). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “barricada” fica em #29,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around barricada (IPA /bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,242 among 840 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    barreira 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

barricade(English)barricada(Español)barricade(Français)Absperrung(Deutsch)

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.

abrricada2baricada1barircada2barrciada2barriacda2barricaad2barricadda1barriccada1
Edit distance from "barricada"

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 "barricada"?
"barricada" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/.
What does "barricada" mean?
As a noun, "barricada" means: barreira feita com barricas, estacas, sacos de areia e qualquer objeto resistente que serve para bloquear uma passagem e proteger seus ocupantes
What are common misspellings of "barricada"?
Common misspellings include "abrricada", "baricada", "barircada", "barrciada", "barriacda". The correct spelling is "barricada".
How do you pronounce "barricada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barricada" is /bɐ.Ri.ˈka.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barricada" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bicampeão#29,244antebraço#29,220venerável#29,182democracy#29,306

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

vistoria11 variantsenxurrada11 variantsRegister11 variantslouvável11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list