barricar

/bɐ.Ri.ˈkaɾ/

//bɐ.Ri.ˈkaɾ// verb

The verdict

“barricar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - interditar ruas, passagens, sobretudo por ocasião de motins populares

Corpus desk

Index PT-barricar · barricar · Portuguese

barricar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for barricar
PropertyValue
Headwordbarricar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/bɐ.Ri.ˈkaɾ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “barricar” em português

barricarnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barricar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /bɐ.Ri.ˈkaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for barricar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 barricar, spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    interditar ruas, passagens, sobretudo por ocasião de motins populares
  2. 2
    proteger-se excessivamente

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barricar"?
"barricar" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.Ri.ˈkaɾ/.
What does "barricar" mean?
As a verb, "barricar" means: interditar ruas, passagens, sobretudo por ocasião de motins populares
How do you pronounce "barricar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barricar" is /bɐ.Ri.ˈkaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barricar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list