barril

//bɐ.ˈRiɫ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,784

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

barril is aPortuguesenoun. It means: vasilha grande para líquidos, normalmente feito em madeira Pronounced /bɐ.ˈRiɫ/. Often confused with barro and barra.

Key facts for barril
PropertyValue
Headwordbarril
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bɐ.ˈRiɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,784
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of barril in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for barril is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɐ.ˈRiɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,784 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for barril, with forms such as "barirl", "barrill", and "barrli". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "barro", "barra", "barrar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is barril, spelled B-A-R-R-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vasilha grande para líquidos, normalmente feito em madeira
  2. 2
    unidade de medida de petróleo líquido, geralmente petróleo cru, igual a 158,9873 litros
  3. 3
    situação tensa, algo difícil demais ou bastante perigoso. Pode, ainda, assumir o significado oposto: algo muito bom.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: barirl,barrill,barrli,bbarril,braril

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for barril

Misspelling Variants of "barril"

barirl6barrill7barrli6bbarril7braril6
Misspelling Variants of "barril"

Frequency rank: #14,784 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barril"?
"barril" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /bɐ.ˈRiɫ/.
What does "barril" mean?
As a noun, "barril" means: vasilha grande para líquidos, normalmente feito em madeira
What words are commonly confused with "barril"?
"barril" is commonly confused with "barro", "barra", "barrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "barril"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barril" is /bɐ.ˈRiɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barril" come from?
"barril" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.