barrilete

noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno barril

Corpus desk

Index PT-barrilete · barrilete · Portuguese

barrilete · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 barrilete
PropertyValue
Headwordbarrilete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “barrilete” em português

barrileteestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

barrilete is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

barrilete has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is barrilete, spelled B-A-R-R-I-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequeno barril
  2. 2
    problema

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how barrilete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. É barrilete. A polícia vem vindo.

Synonyms

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 "barrilete"?
"barrilete" is spelled B-A-R-R-I-L-E-T-E.
What does "barrilete" mean?
As a noun, "barrilete" means: pequeno barril
What language does "barrilete" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list