baru

/ˈba.ɾu/, /ˈbɑ.rʊ/

//ˈba.ɾu/, /ˈbɑ.rʊ// verb

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The verdict

“baru” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,527 among 2,073 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,527
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,073
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - forma imperativa do verbo bari

Key facts for baru
PropertyValue
Headwordbaru
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈba.ɾu/, /ˈbɑ.rʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#74,527
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “baru” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). baru lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

baru is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,527 among 2,073 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈba.ɾu/, /ˈbɑ.rʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma imperativa do verbo bari".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for baru, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is baru, spelled B-A-R-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma imperativa do verbo bari

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 "baru"?
"baru" is spelled B-A-R-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈba.ɾu/, /ˈbɑ.rʊ/.
What does "baru" mean?
As a verb, "baru" means: forma imperativa do verbo bari
How do you pronounce "baru"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baru" is /ˈba.ɾu/, /ˈbɑ.rʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baru" come from?
"baru" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “baru”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-A-R-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈba.ɾu/, /ˈbɑ.rʊ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list